Skipper Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will

<B>From the award-winning baseball writer and coauthor of <I>Ninety Percent Mental</I>, an unprecedented look at the job of Major League Baseball managers—showing how they shape the game, and how the ever-changing game shapes them.</B><BR/><BR/><I>Skipper </I>takes on an ambitious Moneyball-esque premise: a deep dive into the ongoing struggle for control that often takes place behind the scenes between Major League Baseball managers and the ownership groups, and now, their data analysts. In a culture still attempting to come to terms with the Digital Age, there’s a bigger story behind the evolution of authority of managing inside the major leagues. <BR/><BR/> Packed with baseball history, interviews with dozens of MLB's current stars and veterans, and an exclusive, inside look at the day-to-day life of manager  LA Dodgers’ Dave Roberts, <I>Skipper </I>is a fascinating look into the highs, the lows, and the inner workings of the changing world of professional baseball.