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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821061403321

Autore

Jaffe Chris

Titolo

Evaluating baseball's managers : a history and analysis of performance in the major leagues, 1876-2008 / / Chris Jaffe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, NC, : McFarland & Co., c2010

ISBN

1-282-54274-5

9786612542749

0-7864-5743-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Disciplina

796.357/64

796.35764

Soggetti

Baseball managers - Rating of - United States

Sports personnel - Rating of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: Analysis; 1. Evaluating Managerial Performance; 2. Evaluating Managerial Tendencies; 3. Managers and Starting Pitchers; Part II: Commentary; 4. Primordial Managers, 1876-1892; 5. Rise of the Fundamentalists, 1893-1919; 6. Managing in the Lively Ball Era, 1920-1950; 7. The Modern Manager Emerges, 1951-1976; 8. Managing in a New Era of Labor Relations, 1977-1997; 9. Contemporary Managers, 1998 -2008; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.