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The use of foreign players in Czech extraleague baseball
Ercoli, Lukáš ; Crossan, William Morea (advisor) ; Ruda, Tomáš (referee)
Title: The use of foreign players in Czech extraleague baseball Objectives: The thesis aims to determine the contribution of foreign players who were active in the Czech baseball extraleague at the game and club level for the seasons 2015-2020. The diploma thesis compares the effectiveness of game performance of foreign players with Czech players. Conducting statistical analysis can show how many foreign players were on individual teams, and how effective they are for the team. Methods: The thesis analyzes secondary data obtained from the information system of the Czech Baseball Association and data collected by the baseball-stat web portal. Furthermore, semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives of six Extraleague clubs. The number of foreign players in 2015-2020 and their national composition was examined. Central to the thesis were statistics such as Wins Above Replacement (WAR), Number of innings pitched (IP), Earned run average (ERA) and Batting average (BA). Results: In conclusion, the thesis analyzes secondary sources compared with an analysis of interviews with representatives of Extraleague clubs. The main finding was that foreign players are differential players, and are most often placed in primary positions, such as a pitcher in baseball. This is confirmed by the...
Analysis and recommendations of the management of the baseball club Kotlářka Praha
Ercoli, Lukáš ; Crossan, William Morea (advisor) ; Ruda, Tomáš (referee)
Title: The analysis and the recommendation for the management of baseball club Kotlářka Praha. Objectives: The aim of the bachelor thesis is to analyze the internal environment (the strengths and weaknesses) of the baseball club Kotlářka Praha and then compare it with competitor Draci Brno. The strengths and weaknesses of the Draci Brno baseball club are included as well. The comparison of these two leading baseball clubs will help us to find out which factors are behind the long-term and repeated success of the Draci Brno club, and whether these factors can be implemented to the conditions of the Kotlářka Praha club, whose main and long-term goal is success in the Czech Extraleague and quality youth work. Draci Brno dominates in both factors. Methods: The main source of information for analyzing the internal environment of both organizations were personal interviews and correspondence via e-mail with the leaders of both baseball clubs. An audio recorder was used to record conversations. To supplement the data, a study of publicly available documents from both organizations and the Czech Baseball Association was carried out. At the end of the analytical part of the thesis, a comparison of both baseball organizations was carried out. Results: The comparison of both sports organizations has shown...

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