Using Real‐Life Major League Baseball Data in an Introductory Statistics Course

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-213
Author(s):  
Samuel Wathen ◽  
Nicholas D. Rhew
Keyword(s):  
Major League Baseball ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Introductory Statistics ◽  
Statistics Course ◽  
Major League

Where’s the Dexamyl, Doc?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Michael Corzine
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Major League Baseball ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Chemical Formula ◽  
Baseball Players ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Major League ◽  
History Of

This chapter discusses the history of drug use in Major League Baseball (MLB). It begins with Twentieth-Century Fox's baseball fantasy It Happens Every Spring, the story of a nerdy chemistry professor, and diehard baseball fanatic, who relies on a secret chemical formula in order to moonlight as a phenom pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. The problem with the film was that it was “the story of a cheat, winning a pennant and a World's Championship series.” In real-life baseball, cheating has quite a long history. This chapter examines the emergence of a generation of pioneering trainers and team doctors who introduced new methods to ease pain, spur healing, and enhance the performance of baseball players, including the injection of tranquilizers and the use of amphetamines. It also considers the case of Sandy Koufax and the league's refusal to admit that there was a doping problem in the sport; in short, baseball players did not use drugs.

Recovering From the Houston Astros’ Sign-Stealing Scandal: A Case Study on Protecting a Professional Sport Organization’s Reputation Through Crisis Communication

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Vinu Selvaratnam
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Major League Baseball ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Major League ◽  
Sport Organization

In early 2020, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, announced the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal after months of investigation. It was one of the biggest scandals in baseball since the steroid era. After the fallout of this scandal, Major League Baseball’s reputation has suffered as stakeholders have increasingly lost faith in the organization’s ability to function ethically. This case study focuses on Manfred’s newly appointed Chief Communications Officer, Bhavna Krishnamurthy, who is tasked with repairing the organization’s reputation. The case presents a real-life incident as a backdrop to discuss crisis communication, particularly from a North American professional sport organization perspective.

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