Benjamin Baumer is Director of the Program in Statistical and Data Sciences at Smith College. He was formerly the statistical analyst for the baseball operations department of the New York Mets. Andrew Zimbalist is Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College, a frequent sports industry consultant and media commentator, receipient of the Henry Chadwick Award from the Society of American Baseball Research, and author of many books, including In the Best Interests of Baseball? Governing the National Pastime.
ANDREW ZIMBALIST is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. He is the author of twenty-eight books, including books on college sports, baseball, the Olympics, and Title IX.