Evaluating baseball's managers [electronic resource] : a history and analysis of performance in the major leagues, 1876-2008 / Chris Jaffe

Author: Jaffe, Chris
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2010.
Physical Description: ix, 323 p. ; 26 cm.

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Evaluating managerial performance -- Evaluating managerial tendencies -- Managers and starting pitchers -- Primordial managers, 1876-1892 -- Rise of the fundamentalists, 1893-1919 -- Managing in the lively ball era, 1920-1950 -- The modern manager emerges, 1951-1976 -- Managing in a new era of labor relations, 1977-1997 -- Contemporary managers, 1998-2008 -- Appendix I: the Birnbaum database / by Phil Birnbaum -- Appendix II: the tendencies database -- Appendix III: LPA for years and managers -- Glossary.

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"This study of major league managers through the history of baseball since the formation of the National League applies a sabermetric approach to gauging the performance and tendencies of such men as Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tommy Lasorda and scores of others. Rather than focusing on in-game tactical decisions, it also analyzes broader, off-field management issues"--Provided by publisher.

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