Analyzing Major League Baseball

Description

LIVE IN-PERSON class for adults ages 50 and older!

In the PBS documentary presentation of Ken Burns’ Baseball, James Earl Jones stated, “sophisticated statistical analysis now affects every facet of Major League Baseball.” This class will examine these new tools being employed by general managers, managers and others to evaluate major league performance. Against a backdrop of more than one hundred years of play, questions like these will be addressed: Do clutch hitters actually exist? Can a team’s performance be predicted before the season starts? Are modern players as good as the old-timers? How do we evaluate managers? Are the Guardians a “cheap” organization? From bunts to zone ratings, from Bill James to Moneyball, come prepared to see the game as you’ve never seen it before. Michael Walczak has examined and studied major league baseball for more than 30 years. He was a contributor to the Bill James Major League Baseball Project Scoresheet statistical database and was an advisor to the Society for American Baseball Research administration.

Details

Date & Time:

September 16-October 21, 2024 (6 Sessions)
Mondays, 10:30AM-12:00PM

Instructor: 

Michael Walczak

Location: 

LCCC Main Campus
Spitzer Conference Center, SP 219

Questions? Contact us: 

Jennifer Krupa, jkrupa@lorainccc.edu