Description
The inside story of how the Dodgers won their first championship in more than thirty years--but helped cripple the sport of baseball in the process
After years of frustrating playoff runs, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally reclaimed the World Series trophy after more than thirty years, led by star pitcher Clayton Kershaw, electric outfielder Mookie Betts, and a bevy of impressive young players assembled by team president Andrew Friedman. No team is better positioned to win now and in the future. Yet winning at modern baseball is nothing like it was even twenty years ago. In the years since the famous Moneyball revolution, baseball has grown to look less like a sport than a Wall Street firm that traded its boiler room for a field. Teams relentlessly chase every tiny advantage to win games and make money, even as it hurts fans, TV ratings, and players, courting bigger problems in the long run. This dramatic and insightful book takes you into the clubhouse with the championship players, as well as into the offices where teams constantly seek new ways to win--even when it hurts the game. How to Beat a Broken Game shows not only what it takes to win, but what it will take to save the sport.Author: Pedro Moura
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781541701427
ISBN10: 1541701429
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | General
- Business & Economics | Labor | General
About the Author
Pedro Moura is a senior writer at The Athletic, a sports site with more than a million paid subscribers. He has covered the Dodgers full time for three years, and part time for five years before that at the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register. Previously, he worked at ESPN.com. His work has been cited in The Best American Sports Writing. He currently lives in Los Angeles.