Winning in Both Leagues

Reflections from Baseball's Front Office

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvJ. Frank Cashen

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In Winning in Both Leagues J. Frank Cashen looks back over his twenty-five-year career in baseball. Best known as the general manager of the New York Mets during their remaking and rise to glory in the 1980s, Cashen fills the pages with lively stories from his baseball tenure during the last half of the twentieth century. His career included a stint with the Baltimore Orioles of the late sixties and early seventies, working with manager Earl Weaver and great teams, including such players as Jim Palmer, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson. Later, tapped by Mets owner Nelson Doubleday Jr. to bring the Mets to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball, Cashen, with the rise of superstars Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden, led the Mets to the thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox leading to the World Series championship in 1986.Winning in Both Leagues also chronicles the drafting of Billy Beane, who would later be the focus of the New York Times best seller Moneyball. Cashen, who was a central figure in the fierce competition with New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, excelled at building winning ball clubs and remains one of only three general managers ever to win a World Series in both leagues.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-01
Mått140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt313 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor246
FörlagUniversity of Nebraska Press
MedarbetareBilly Beane
ISBN9781496226662

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J. Frank Cashen (1925–2014) was, at various times, executive vice president, chief operating officer, and general manager of the Baltimore Orioles in the sixties and seventies and the New York Mets from 1980 to 1991. His teams won three world championships in five World Series appearances and were runners up in three other league championship playoffs. Billy Beane is the executive vice president of baseball operations for the Oakland Athletics.

Foreword by Billy BeanePrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beating Boston2. Call from the Boss3. Baltimore Beginnings4. Shocking Developments5. Parting Gift6. Four Straight7. After the Sweep8. Earl of Baltimore9. Low Point to High Flyers10. Negotiating Contracts11. My First Passion12. From Studs to Suds13. Commish’s Call14. Baseball Trails15. Casting My Fate16. Changing the Mets' Image17. Yellow Pad Parlance18. Trade Secrets19. Competing in the Apple20. Building a Winner21. Breaking .50022. Dominating Season23. Infamous Plane Trip24. Series Showdown25. Futures Trading26. Broadcasting Brilliance27. New Friends, New Places28. Traveling Tales29. Mets Changes30. New Choices31. Extra Innings

"The most versatile man I know; sports, music, writing, the law, he could do it all."—Tim McCarver "When it came to baseball, Cashen had the magic touch."—Nelson Doubleday Jr., former president of Doubleday and former owner of the New York Mets "Frank Cashen, through shrewd trades and organizational development, put together two of the most complete pitching staffs in baseball history. Through the use of both the numbers and his great appreciation of the eyes and ears of the game (the scouts), Mr. Cashen assembled iconic franchises. Orioles and Mets fans applaud."—Ron Darling, New York Mets pitcher in the 1980s "Frank Cashen liked being a sportswriter, liked being a lawyer, liked running a brewery, but loved being a baseball general manager. He took his intellect, people skills, great judgment, and passion and became one of the best baseball GMs ever."—Jim Palmer, broadcaster and Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame pitcher "Cashen is a hero to the little people in baseball. He believed in scouting and the Minor Leagues and persuaded the big league owners to provide a retirement plan for the forgotten people of baseball."—Harry Minor, long-time New York Mets scout "[Winning in Both Leagues] delivers a refreshingly compact and unpretentious change of pace."—Henry D. Fetter, Wall Street Journal "Whether you've heard the stories before or whether some of the information is totally new, Cashen's is a good read."-Pete Kerzel, Mid Atlantic Sports Network