THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Monday, March 01, 2010

Analytics Conference

Such a cool lineup.  And by cool, I mean cool only to people like me.  And, in the world at large, that’s not very cool.

Panelists
John Abbamondi Assistant General Manager, St. Louis Cardinals
John Dewan Owner, Baseball Info Solutions
Dan Duquette Owner, Duquette Sports Academy
Shiraz Rehman Director of Baseball Operations, Arizona Diamondbacks
Tom Tippett Director of Baseball Information Services, Boston Red Sox
Moderator Rob Neyer ESPN
Panelists
Mark Cuban Owner, Dallas Mavericks; Co-Founder & Chairman, HDNet
John Hollinger Columnist, ESPN
Dean Oliver Director of Quantitative Analysis, Denver Nuggets
Kevin Pritchard General Manager, Portland Trailblazers
Mike Zarren Assistant General Manager and Associate Team Counsel, Boston Celtics
Moderator Marc Stein ESPN
Panelists
Kevin Kelley Head Coach and Athletic Director, Pulaski Academy
Avery Johnson Studio Analyst, ESPN
Buck Showalter ESPN Baseball Tonight Analyst
Nate Silver Statistician/Author
Brent Barry Former NBA Player
Moderator Ric Bucher ESPN
Panelists
Michael Forde Performance Director, Chelsea Football Club
Paraag Marathe Executive Vice President of Football & Business Operations, San Francisco 49ers
Aaron Schatz Editor in Chief, Football Outsiders
Simon Wilson Head of Performance Analysis, Manchester City Football Club
Moderator Kate Fagan Reporter, The Philadelphia Enquirer
Panelists
Mark Cuban Owner, Dallas Mavericks and Co-Founder & Chairman, HDNet
Jonathan Kraft President, The Kraft Group
Daryl Morey General Manager, Houston Rockets
Bill Polian President, Indianapolis Colts
Bill Simmons Columnist, ESPN
Moderator Michael Lewis Author, Moneyball and Blindside