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In Pursuit of Pennants : Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball.
The 1936 Yankees, the 1963 Dodgers, the 1975 Reds, the 2010 Giants-why do some baseball teams win while others don't?General managers and fans alike have pondered this most important of baseball questions. The Moneyball strategy is not the first example of how new ideas and innovative managemen...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
UNP - Nebraska,
2015.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The 1936 Yankees, the 1963 Dodgers, the 1975 Reds, the 2010 Giants-why do some baseball teams win while others don't?General managers and fans alike have pondered this most important of baseball questions. The Moneyball strategy is not the first example of how new ideas and innovative management have transformed the way teams are assembled. In Pursuit of Pennants examines and analyzes a number of compelling, winning baseball teams over the past hundred-plus years, focusing on their decision making and how they assembled their championship teams. Whether through scouting, integration, instructio. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (883 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780803277113 0803277113 1322975760 9781322975764 0803248997 9780803248991 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |