{"product_id":"winning-in-both-leagues-reflections-from-baseballs-front-office-9780803249653","title":"Winning in Both Leagues  Reflections from","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. Frank Cashen looks back over his twenty-five-year career in baseball. Best known as the general manager of the New York Mets during their remaking and rise to glory in the 1980s, Cashen fills the pages with lively stories from his baseball tenure during the last half of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most versatile man I know; sports, music, writing, the law, he could do it all.”—Tim McCarver\u003cbr\u003e“When it came to baseball, Cashen had the magic touch.”—Nelson Doubleday Jr., former president of Doubleday and former owner of the New York Mets\u003cbr\u003e“Frank Cashen, through shrewd trades and organizational development, put together two of the most complete pitching staffs in baseball history. Through the use of both the numbers and his great appreciation of the eyes and ears of the game (the scouts), Mr. Cashen assembled iconic franchises. Orioles and Mets fans applaud.”—Ron Darling, New York Mets pitcher in the 1980s\u003cbr\u003e“Frank Cashen liked being a sportswriter, liked being a lawyer, liked running a brewery, but loved being a baseball general manager. He took his intellect, people skills, great judgment, and passion and became one of the best baseball GMs ever.”—Jim Palmer, broadcaster and Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame pitcher\u003cbr\u003e“Cashen is a hero to the little people in baseball. He believed in scouting and the Minor Leagues and persuaded the big league owners to provide a retirement plan for the forgotten people of baseball.”—Harry Minor, long-time New York Mets scout\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eWinning in Both Leagues\u003c\/i\u003e] delivers a refreshingly compact and unpretentious change of pace.\"—Henry D. Fetter, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Whether you've heard the stories before, or whether some of the information is totally new, Cashen's is a good read.\"—Pete Kerzel, \u003ci\u003eMid Atlantic Sports Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Billy Beane\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Beating Boston\u003cbr\u003e2. Call from the Boss\u003cbr\u003e3. Baltimore Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e4. Shocking Developments\u003cbr\u003e5. Parting Gift\u003cbr\u003e6. Four Straight\u003cbr\u003e7. After the Sweep\u003cbr\u003e8. Earl of Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e9. Low Point to High Flyers\u003cbr\u003e10. Negotiating Contracts\u003cbr\u003e11. My First Passion\u003cbr\u003e12. From Studs to Suds\u003cbr\u003e13. Commish’s Call\u003cbr\u003e14. Baseball Trails\u003cbr\u003e15. Casting My Fate\u003cbr\u003e16. Changing the Mets' Image\u003cbr\u003e17. Yellow Pad Parlance\u003cbr\u003e18. Trade Secrets\u003cbr\u003e19. Competing in the Apple\u003cbr\u003e20. Building a Winner\u003cbr\u003e21. Breaking .500\u003cbr\u003e22. Dominating Season\u003cbr\u003e23. Infamous Plane Trip\u003cbr\u003e24. Series Showdown\u003cbr\u003e25. Futures Trading\u003cbr\u003e26. Broadcasting Brilliance\u003cbr\u003e27. New Friends, New Places\u003cbr\u003e28. Traveling Tales\u003cbr\u003e29. Mets Changes\u003cbr\u003e30. New Choices\u003cbr\u003e31. Extra Innings","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405259481431,"sku":"9780803249653","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803249653.jpg?v=1730489316","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/winning-in-both-leagues-reflections-from-baseballs-front-office-9780803249653","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}