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Tim is currently a staff writer for The Daily Telegraph. He also contributes to publications including The Economist, FiveThirtyEight, ESPNCricinfo, The New York Times and The New Statesman. Tim writes on the business and politics of sports, corruption, sports globalisation, sports science, technology and analytics. His book, Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution, was released in October 2019. It was called a "pioneering study" and “the first essential study of the T20 game”.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Smith is a Professor of Epidemiology at the Kent State University College of Public Health, which she joined in August 2013. An Ohio native, she previously spent 9 years in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, where she directed the College’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. Erik Moses is the President of the DC Defenders XFL team who are set to kick off their season this weekend. Prior to moving to the XFL he was the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Sports, Entertainment & Special Events for Events DC.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ian Levy is creative editorial director for FanSided.com and manager of the NBA verticals The Step Black and Nylon Calculus. He has previously written for FiveThirtyEight, VICE Sports, Sporting News, and The Cauldron at Sports Illustrated.Michael Hill is the President of Baseball Operations for the Miami Marlins. He served as the General Manager from 2007 to 2013 before being promoted to his current role. He has 24 seasons experience in various front office capacities following his retirement from playing the sport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coach Paul Alexander is a 36 year veteran NFL and major college football coach. An Academic All American football player, he began coaching at Penn State, then University of Michigan and Central Michigan before taking on his first NFL coaching assignment with the New York Jets in 1991. For the next 23 years he was the offensive line coach of the Cincinnati Bengals where he helped set a number of NFL and club records … it’s a tenure unheard of in modern day coaching cycles. In 2015 Alexander was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in its article: “The Mozart behind the Bengals 6-0 record”.  In 2017, Pro Football Focus ranked his offensive line #1 statistically in pass protection over the 11 year life of their measure; also in 2017, he was once again recognized by Sports Illustrated as the top offensive line coach in the business and named to their “Dream Team Coaching Staff”. In 2018, Alexander joined the Dallas Cowboys as their offensive line coach.Part of Alexander’s success lies in the fact that he is always learning — always striving to push beyond the limits of his comfort zone. This is critical for remaining competitive in any high performing career, as the bar is always moving from play to play, and from game to game.True to his philosophy, at the age of 47, Coach Alexander took up the challenge of learning the piano at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. His life has been profoundly enriched by the challenge and beauty of learning the language of music, and has inspired him to perform the master works of Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann and Mozart. While studying piano at the conservatory, his teachers were three concert pianists: Albert Muhlbock, Michael Chertock and Michelle Conda. Learning from those artists taught him the striking and universal parallels of high level performance across domains and inspired him to write a book on elite performance in athletics and music. Alexander’s book “PERFORM” is about the journey of an NFL Coach training with a concert pianist where he offers lessons for teachers, coaches, athletes and musicians. It’s an inspiring read for anyone who has to stand up and perform in either their professional or personal lives.Josh Hermsmeyer is a writer for FiveThirtyEight and the Founder of AirYards.com where he works on all things football analytics. He is also a great follow on Twitter at @FriscoJosh.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Walder has been a sports analytics writer at ESPN since 2017, focusing on football and basketball coverage using quantitative metrics. His work includes topics ranging from season projections to player analysis based on NFL Next Gen Stats. He writes for ESPN.com and makes regular appearances across ESPN studio programming.Prior to joining ESPN, he worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News for six years, primarily covering the New York Jets and New York Giants, with occasional analysis of the New York MLB, NBA and NHL teams as well as high school sports.The London native attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine and was editor in chief of the Bowdoin Orient, while majoring in government studies.Alexandra Mandrycky is the Director of Hockey Administration for the NHL’s forthcoming Seattle franchise where she leads on hockey strategy & research. Prior to joining the Seattle franchise, Alexandra worked in the Minnesota Wild’s front office.The team will begin play for the 2021 season and it will be the first professional hockey team to play in Seattle since the Seattle Totems of the Western Hockey League played their last game in 1975.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Show from 10/16/19 In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the President of the NFL Players Association, Eric Winston. Today they discuss the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement. Moreover, who do you have winning the World Series? Next our hosts talk with the Pro Football Focus’s Lead NFL Analyst and Director of Consumer Operations, Sam Monson. They discuss the impact Artificial Intelligence may have Pro Football Focus.Guests: Eric Winston is the President of the NFL Players Association, a position he was unanimously elected to for a third term in March of last year. He spent his playing days at Tackle with the Texans, Chiefs, Cardinals and most recently the Bengals. He is also currently a Wharton Executive MBA candidate.Follow him on Twitter @ericwinston Sam Monson is Pro Football Focus’s Lead NFL Analyst and Director of Consumer Operations. He is a native of Ireland and prior to joining PFF he was a rugby coach.Follow him on Twitter @PFF_Sam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 10/09/19 In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with ESPN NFL Insider and co-host of ESPN’s daily Fantasy Focus podcast, Field Yates. Are you wondering what mind blowing changes that may occur in fantasy football? Next our hosts talk with the senior data scientist for Pro Football Focus, Eric Eager. They discuss the correlation between time management and win probability.Guests: Field Yates is an ESPN NFL Insider and co-host of ESPN’s daily Fantasy Focus podcast. He also appears on the weekly Fantasy Football Now pregame show Sunday mornings on ESPN2, 10a-1p ET. Prior to ESPN, he spent two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and four years with the New England Patriots. Follow him on Twitter @FieldYates For more information, check out https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/field-yates/ Eric Eager is a senior data scientist for Pro Football Focus, where he analyzes data for all 32 National Football League teams and as well as over 60 college football teams. Before joining PFF in 2018, he was a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, where he published over 20 papers in mathematical biology. Follow him on Twitter @PFF_Eric Check out his website: https://www.datacamp.com/instructors/ericeager82 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 10/02/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the New York Times best-selling author, journalist, and professional poker player for PokerStars Team Pro, Maria Konnikova. Have you ever thought about what makes a successful poker player? Next our hosts talk with the Director of Research and Development at Baseball Prospectus, Harry Pavlidis. They discuss the longterm impact of analytics in MLB Baseball.Guests:Maria Konnikova is a New York Times best-selling author, journalist, and professional poker player for PokerStars Team Pro. She wrote two best-sellers, The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, and she is currently finishing up her third book, The Biggest Bluff..Follow him on Twitter @mkonnikovaHarry Pavlidis is the Director of Research and Development at Baseball Prospectus. He is also the Founder of Pitch Info and the co-host of the Stolen Signs Podcast.Follow him on Twitter @harrypavCheck out his website: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/25/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the Director of Data Science at Sports Media Technology Corp, Andrew Thomas. Have you ever wondered when is the right time for a team in hockey to pull their goalie? Next our hosts talk with the Senior Analyst for Pro Football Focus, Steve Palazzolo. They discuss how to properly grade and analyze college football.Guests:Andrew Thomas is the former Lead Hockey Researcher at the Minnesota Wild. He currently is the Director of Data Science at Sports Media Technology Corp and consults for multiple MLB teams. Before his time in hockey he was a stats professor at the University of Florida. .Follow him on Twitter @acthomascaSteve Palazzolo is a Senior Analyst for Pro Football Focus’s both professional and college platforms. He contributes to the grading and analyzing of every player on every snap during NFL and FBS seasons and heads up the development of both.Follow him on Twitter @PFF_SteveCheck out his articles: https://www.espn.com/analytics/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/18/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the Director of Sports Performance and Nutrition at the Dallas Cowboys, Scott Sehrert. Have you ever wondered how nutrition plays a role into your favorites athletes performance? Next our hosts talk with Senior Analytics Specialist and writer at ESPN, Brian Burke. They discuss how ESPN uses analytics and the of analytics in football. Have you ever wanted to view sports in an analytical perspective?Guests:Scott Sehnert is the Director of Sports Performance and Nutrition at the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to joining the team, he was the Sports Dietitian at Auburn, Michigan State and also worked with US Speed Skating..Follow him on Twitter @ScottSehnertBrian Burke is a former Navy pilot, and was an early pioneer of modern football analytics. He is currently the Senior Analytics Specialist at ESPN, a writer atespn.com.Follow him on Twitter @bburkeESPNCheck out his articles: https://www.espn.com/analytics/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/11/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks Seth Partnow. Who now covers NBA and Basketball analytics for The Athletic.They discuss with Seth on what production looks like from an analyst's view and will NBA teams defend the three point line closer. Next our hosts talk with former NFL 20 year NFL Executive, Joe Banner.on where the New England Patriots competitive edge comes from. Also have you ever wondered how NFL Executives build their NFL Team?Guests:Seth Partnow covers the NBA and basketball analytics for The Athletic. He resides in Milwaukee and was the Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks until this off season.. Follow him on Twitter @SethPartnowCheck out his articles https://theathletic.com/checkout/?plan_id=45&pc=offerended2 Joe Banner is a former NFL 20 year NFL Executive. He was the President of the Philadelphia Eagles and later the CEO of the Cleveland Browns. He was also an ESPN analyst.Follow him on Twitter @JoeBanner13. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SummaryShow from 9/04/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the writer at FiveThirtyEight and the Founder of AirYards.com, Josh Hermsmeyer. They discuss the Colts starting quarterback Jacoby Brissettt and the data involved in broken tackles. Have you ever wonder where does the data on broken tackles come from? Next, ESPN writer, editor-in-chief and head statistician for FootballOutsiders.Com, Aaron Schatz talks with us about the one NFL team that he feels is under the radar.Guests:Josh Hermsmeyer is a writer for FiveThirtyEight and the Founder of AirYards.com where he works on all things football analytics. Follow him on Twitter @friscojoshAaron Schatz launched the football analytics website FootballOutsiders.com in July 2003. He remains editor-in-chief and head statistician for the website as well as the book series “Football Outsiders Almanac”. He also writes for ESPN.com and ESPN The Mag.Follow him on Twitter @FO_ASchatzCheck out his website https://www.footballoutsiders.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.