| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 288 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The curse of talent -- How to find a ballplayer -- The enlightenment -- Field of ignorance -- The Jeremy Brown blue plate special -- The science of winning an unfair game -- Giambi's hole -- Scott Hatteberg, pickin' machine -- The trading desk -- Anatomy of an undervalued pitcher -- The human element -- The speed of the idea -- The Badger. |
| Summary |
Explains how Billy Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is using a new kind of thinking to build a successful and winning baseball team without spending enormous sums of money. |
| Subject |
Baseball -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Baseball -- Scouting -- United States.
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Baseball players -- Salaries, etc. -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0393057658 hardcover |
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