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Steve Kettmann

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets

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In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball's most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. Their GM had made costly mistakes. And their principle owners were embroiled in the largest financial scam in American history.To whom did they turn? Sandy Alderson, a former marine who served in Vietnam and graduated from Harvard Law. In 1981, Alderson started in baseball with Oakland, where he led a revolution in the sport. The A's partnered with Apple, pioneered using statistical analysis, and became a powerhouse, winning the 1989 World Series. When new owners s… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-8021-1998-8
  • EAN: 9780802119988
  • Produktnummer: 16672519
  • Verlag: Atlantic Monthly Pr
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 320 S.
  • Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.5 cm x D3.6 cm 590 g
  • Gewicht: 590

Über den Autor


Steve Kettmann has reported from more than forty countries for publications including the New York Times and the New Republic. A former San Francisco Chronicle A's beat writer, he is the author or coauthor of nine previous books, including One Day at Fenway and Juiced by Jose Canseco.

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