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The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 1626812632
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers written by Bill James and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The man Newsweek once called “the guru of baseball” offers profiles of top managers, sidebars, statistics, and snapshots of each decade. Widely considered to be one of the greatest minds in the history of the game, Bill James has changed the way we think about the sport of baseball. In this chronicle of field generals, strategists, and occasional cannon fodder, James writes with piercing insight about the men who hold what may be the most important spot in the dugout. For nearly forty years, James has led the vanguard of how we measure the game. From sabermetrics to his Baseball Abstracts, James has influenced even the casual fan all the way up to the top brass. Somewhere in the middle of that spectrum, however, is the manager, and Bill James has penned a guide on some of the most innovative and renowned men to ever hold that position. Some of the game’s greatest managers have been Hall of Fame players who put down a bat and picked up a lineup card: Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, Joe Cronin, Tris Speaker, and Rogers Hornsby. Others have achieved greatness from their ability to assemble legendary teams: Billy Martin, Tommy Lasorda, Connie Mack, Joseph McCarthy, Dick Williams, and Leo Durocher. Here, Bill James explores the history of the manager, and its evolution from 1870–1990, in a decade-by-decade chronicle, examining the successes, the failures, and what baseball fans can learn from both. The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers is a thought-provoking, entertaining, and seminal guide to a vital part of the national pastime, written by one of its most groundbreaking iconoclasts. “A delightful collection that will satisfy baseball fans of all ages.” —Library Journal

The Great Baseball Managers

Author : Charles B. Cleveland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Great Baseball Managers written by Charles B. Cleveland and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind-the-scenes baseball as seen through the careers of great baseball managers and star players.

Evaluating Baseball's Managers

Author : Chris Jaffe
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786457430
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Baseball's Managers written by Chris Jaffe and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious study of major league managers since the formation of the National League applies a sabermetric approach to gauging their performance and tendencies. Rather than focusing solely on in-game tactical decisions, it also analyzes broader, off-the-field management issues such as handling players, fans, and media, enforcing team rules, working with the front office, and balancing pressure versus performance.

Management by Baseball

Author : Jeff Angus
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061747270
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Management by Baseball written by Jeff Angus and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Hall of Fame baseball managers like Connie Mack and John McGraw have in common with today's business leaders? Why are baseball managers like Joe Torre and Dusty Baker better role models for business, government, and non–profit management than respected corporate giants like Jack Welch and Bill Gates? And just what does Peter Drucker have to do with Oriole ex–manager Earl Weaver? Management consultant, baseball writer, and columnist for InformationWeek, Computerworld, and InfoWorld, Jeff Angus shows how anyone can become a better manager by taking lessons from the leaders and nuances of the one game that is the truest test of managerial prowess. As proven by Angus' highly popular blog, Management by Baseball is a fun, story–filled guide that gives managers and anyone in business practical, actionable, understandable tools they can use to improve performance: How do you start an organization from scratch? Take a page from baseball's 19th century origins. How do you adapt to changing markets and social conditions? Learn from the man who invented Babe Ruth. What are the simplest ways to turn around a weak department? Pick up Dick Williams' proven tactics. How do you redesign corporate strategy in response to your competitors? Learn Joe Torre's secret advantage. How do you develop emotional intelligence as a leader? Find out how Ichiro Suzuki made his transition from Japan to the Major Leagues a historic success

Strategies of the Great Baseball Managers

Author : Hank Nuwer
Publisher : Franklin Watts
ISBN 13 : 9780531106013
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Strategies of the Great Baseball Managers written by Hank Nuwer and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the careers of prominent baseball managers who stamped their methods and personalities on the game, including Connie Mack, Casey Stengel, and Sparky Anderson.

A Biographical Dictionary of Major League Baseball Managers

Author : John C. Skipper
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476611122
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis A Biographical Dictionary of Major League Baseball Managers by : John C. Skipper

Download or read book A Biographical Dictionary of Major League Baseball Managers written by John C. Skipper and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earl Weaver put his best defensive players on the field early in the game rather than make late-inning defensive replacements, and he didn’t like to bunt, figuring if you played for only one run that’s all you’d get. Whitey Herzog, by contrast, became one of the greats by using players who could bunt and by playing for one run over and over again. Full coverage of them and 600 other major league managers over a 125 year period can be found in this work. The entries are based on interviews, standard data and anecdotes from owners, coaches, and players. Information includes birth and death dates, teams and dates managed, win-loss records, winning percentages, and standings. Lists are included of managers of 1,000 games or more, those with one-game careers, those with the best winning percentages, and those with the most wins. A complete list of managers in the history of each team is provided.

Baseball's Greatest Managers

Author : Harvey Frommer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1630761540
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Greatest Managers written by Harvey Frommer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the more than one hundred years that baseball has been our national pastime, all types of individuals have been managers of teams. They have run the gamut from political appointees to tyrants, schemers, incompetents and geniuses. Legendary baseball stars have been managers such as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Mel Ott, George Sisler, and Honus Wagner. And Mediocre players, including Branch Rickey, Earl Weaver, Walter Alston have become managers. Antics galore have accentuated managerial behavior: the pratfalls of Charley Grimm in the third-base coaching box; the umbrella-carrying Frankie Frisch arguing with the umpires that a game should be called; the cap twisting, body-gyrating movements of Earl Weaver, puffing cigarettes in the dugout and attempting to use body language to will his players to perform better. Idiosyncrasies and special styles have characterized managers through the years. An entire collection of one-liners has developed over the years to characterize the managing profession. For trivia buffs, there’s an entire world of statistical records about managers.

Player-manager

Author : Lou Boudreau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Player-manager written by Lou Boudreau and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Top 10 Baseball Managers

Author : David Pietrusza
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780766010765
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Top 10 Baseball Managers written by David Pietrusza and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball managers have to be masters of strategy. Only the most creative leaders and motivators are able to remain managers for very long. Author David Pietrusza profiles ten of the greatest managers the game of baseball has seen, including legends such as Casey Stengel, and today's most successful field generals, such as the Braves' Bobby Cox. Other managers include Felipe Alou, Leo Durocher, Rube Foster, Tommy Lasorda, Connie Mack, Billy Martin, Joe McCarthy, and John McGraw.

Baseball Managers

Author : Bob Bloss
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781566396615
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (966 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Managers written by Bob Bloss and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is baseball the only team sport whose managers wear a uniform? Which two managers have led three different teams to the World Series? Who was the last player-manager? Which managers' uniform numbers have been retired? What happened when Ted Turner took over as manager after Atlanta had posted 16 consecutive losses? These and many more questions are answered in Bob Bloss'sBaseball Managers. The perfect book to have for settling a baseball argument, it contains records of each of the more than 400 twentieth-century managers. It traces managing evolution from the original Cincinnati Red Stockings to the Arizona Diamondbacks and from the early days of player-managers and their fourteen-man squads to today's relentless fan and media second-guessing and the emergence of free agency—which now often forces managers to enter battle with teams vastly restructured from the previous season. With chapters on controversial managerial decisions Hall-of-Fame manager profiles and oddball managerial situations, humorous and sometimes poignant anecdotes, and many useful tables listing managers alphabetically, by teams, and by winning percentages,Baseball Managersis a fascinating compilation of statistics, trivia, and memories. Author note:Bob Blossis a freelance baseball journalist who began his writing career in 1960. He has played the role of announcer as well as reporter and is a member of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and SABR, the Society of American Baseball Research. Once a slow, second-string high school outfielder in Erie, PA, who could hit a curve ball only when he knew it was coming—and then not very far—Bloss now chronicles baseball and baseball managing.

Gold Glove Baseball

Author : American Baseball Coaches Association
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 9780736062633
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Gold Glove Baseball written by American Baseball Coaches Association and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2007 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solid defense begins before the first pitch is thrown. From player placement to situational awareness, the nuances of superior fielding are vast and varied. That's why the American Baseball Coaches Association's top defensive minds have compiled Gold Glove Baseball--to give you an all-encompassing resource to help turn your team into a stellar defensive unit. The all-star lineup of coaches provide in-depth instruction, special insights, and practice drills on every aspect of defensive play. The book's scope ranges from fundamentals to advanced tactics for those who have mastered the basics. Coaches at all levels and serious players will find great tips and new techniques for executing specific fielding maneuvers and complex plays involving several players. A sample defensive signals system will explain how to coordinate the positioning and movements of all nine fielders on every pitch. Winning baseball requires smart and steady defensive play every bit as much as solid hitting and strong pitching. In fact, many top baseball coaches say that the foundation of championship teams is defense because it makes pitchers' jobs easier and takes pressure off the offense. Gold Glove Baseball provides a complete plan for playing championship-caliber defense.

One Last Strike

Author : Tony La Russa
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062207539
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book One Last Strike written by Tony La Russa and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Last Strike by legendary baseball manager Tony La Russa is a thrilling sports comeback story. La Russa, the winner of four Manager of the Year awards—who led his teams to six Pennant wins and three World Series crowns—chronicles one of the most exciting end-of-season runs in baseball history, revealing with fascinating behind-the-scenes details how, under his expert management, the St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious in the 2011 World Series despite countless injuries, mishaps, and roadblocks along the way. Talking candidly about the remarkable season—and his All-Star players like Albert Pujols and David Freese—the recently retired La Russa celebrates his fifty years in baseball, his team’s amazing recovery from 10 ½ games back, and one final, unforgettable championship in a book that no true baseball fan will want to miss.

The Matheny Manifesto

Author : Mike Matheny
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 055344672X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book The Matheny Manifesto written by Mike Matheny and published by Crown. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny's New York Times bestselling manifesto about what parents, coaches, and athletes get wrong about sports; what we can do better; and how sports can teach eight keys to success in sports and life. Mike Matheny was just forty-one, without professional managerial experience and looking for a next step after a successful career as a Major League catcher, when he succeeded the legendary Tony La Russa as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012. While Matheny has enjoyed immediate success, leading the Cards to the postseason four times in his first four years−a Major League record−people have noticed something else about his life, something not measured in day-to-day results. Instead, it’s based on a frankly worded letter he wrote to the parents of a Little League team he coached, a cry for change that became an Internet sensation and eventually a “manifesto.” The tough-love philosophy Matheny expressed in the letter contained his throwback beliefs that authority should be respected, discipline and hard work rewarded, spiritual faith cultivated, family made a priority, and humility considered a virtue. In The Matheny Manifesto, he builds on his original letter by first diagnosing the problem at the heart of youth sports−it starts with parents and coaches−and then by offering a hopeful path forward. Along the way, he uses stories from his small-town childhood as well as his career as a player, coach, and manager to explore eight keys to success: leadership, confidence, teamwork, faith, class, character, toughness, and humility. From “The Coach Is Always Right, Even When He’s Wrong” to “Let Your Catcher Call the Game,” Matheny’s old-school advice might not always be popular or politically correct, but it works. His entertaining and deeply inspirational book will not only resonate with parents, coaches, and athletes, it will also be a powerful reminder, from one of the most successful new managers in the game, of what sports can teach us all about winning on the field and in life.

The Man in the Dugout

Author : Leonard Koppett
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781566397452
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book The Man in the Dugout written by Leonard Koppett and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the strategies of baseball managers and speculation about their styles of managing. Leonard Koppett's analysis is based on personal interaction with all of the managers active since 1950 and their descriptions and judgements of the generation of men who preceded them.

Management Wisdom From the New York Yankees' Dynasty

Author : Lance A. Berger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471738972
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Management Wisdom From the New York Yankees' Dynasty written by Lance A. Berger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-05-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1920’s, the New York Yankees have become the most successful sports franchise in history because of the way they manage their talent and their organization. So how do they do it? The Yankees’ sustained success can be traced to 14 core management principles, applicable to any business operating today. These principles embrace cultivation of home-grown talent, creation of a culture that demands excellence, pursuit and introduction of the most talented players from outside the organization, promotion of a diversified workforce, and utilization of a productive farm system as currency in making talent deals.

Baseball Skills and Drills

Author : Mark Johnson
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780736037389
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Skills and Drills written by Mark Johnson and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top college baseball coaches offer drills for players at all levels. Focuses on hitting, baserunning, fielding, pitching, and catching.

Baseball's Best Coaches

Author : Nicole A. Mansfield
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 166906347X
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Best Coaches written by Nicole A. Mansfield and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2024 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes baseball's best player is in the dugout, not on the diamond. Get the details about the best coaches in baseball from college to the pros. Who's got the stats and the championships to be called legend? Who has inspired the most players both on and off the field? Turn these pages to find out!