Description
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, instruction, expansion, free agency, or modernizing management structure, each winning team and each era had its own version of Moneyball, where front-office decisions often made the difference. Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt show how these teams succeeded by relying on talent both on the field and in the front office. While success is never guaranteed in a competitive, ever-changing environment, these teams demonstrate how creatively thinking about one's circumstances can often lead to a competitive advantage. This paperback edition includes an epilogue and a list of the top thirty general managers of all time.
Mark L. Armour is the author of Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball and the editor of The Great Eight: The 1975 Cincinnati Reds, both available from the University of Nebraska Press. Daniel R. Levitt is the author of Ed Barrow: The Bulldog Who Built the Yankees' First Dynasty (Nebraska, 2008) and The Battle That Forged Modern Baseball. He is the coauthor (with Mark L. Armour) of Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way (Potomac Books, 2004).
Author: Mark L. Armour, Daniel R. Levitt
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 04/01/2018
Pages: 526
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.18d
ISBN13: 9781496206015
ISBN10: 1496206010
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | History
- Sports & Recreation | Business Aspects
About the Author
Mark L. Armour is the author of Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball, the editor of The Great Eight: The 1975 Cincinnati Reds, and a coeditor of Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles, all available from the University of Nebraska Press. Winner of the 2015 Bob Davids Award from the Society of American Baseball Research, Daniel R. Levitt is the author of Ed Barrow: The Bulldog Who Built the Yankees' First Dynasty (Nebraska, 2008) and The Battle that Forged Modern Baseball: The Federal League Challenge and Its Legacy. He is the coauthor (with Mark L. Armour) of Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way.