Twice Around the Bases: The Thinking Fan's Inside Look at Baseball
Autor Kevin Kennedy, Bill Gutmanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 iul 2006
Kevin Kennedy knows baseball inside and out, as a fan, player, manager, and analyst. In this intelligent and lively book, the FOX Sports commentator and host offers an original look at big-league baseball today, exploring a wide range of issues, including:
- How major league teams and individual players try to best the competition, from doctoring infields to using performance-enhancing drugs
- The little-known world of the South American winter leagues
- The politics behind managerial hirings and firings
- A manager’s eye-view of the game, from pre-game preparation to the final out
- The elements that create the Perfect Hitter, Perfect Pitcher, and Perfect Player, and more
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780060734640
ISBN-10: 0060734647
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
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ISBN-10: 0060734647
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția It Books
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Nobody knows baseball like Kevin Kennedy!
Kevin Kennedy was a catcher and a Montreal, coach in the minors, a farm director for the Expos and a bench coach for Felipe Alou before moving on to manage the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. Now one of the sport's most respected analysts and commentators, he offers a fresh look at baseball from the viewpoint of a "lifer," capturing the intricacies of the professional game with a sharp analytical eye and unabashed candor, including:
Kevin Kennedy was a catcher and a Montreal, coach in the minors, a farm director for the Expos and a bench coach for Felipe Alou before moving on to manage the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. Now one of the sport's most respected analysts and commentators, he offers a fresh look at baseball from the viewpoint of a "lifer," capturing the intricacies of the professional game with a sharp analytical eye and unabashed candor, including:
- The lengths to which teams and players will go to gain the competitive edge -- from doctored playing fields to performance-enhancing drugs
- The politics and egos that keep the managerial carousel spinning
- The often delicate balance when managing superstar players like Roger Clemens, Pudge Rodriguez, and Jose Canseco
- The little-known world of the Latin American winter leagues
Notă biografică
Kevin Kennedy is the two-time Emmy-nominated host for Fox's national Major League Baseball package, serves as lead baseball analyst for several Fox Sports Net shows, including the Los Angel's Dodgers and Angels pre- and postgame shows, broadcasts on Fox Sports radio on Sundays, and writes a regular column for FoxSports.com. He also cohosts a daily show on XM Radio's 24/7 Major League Baseball Channel.