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Twice Around the Bases: The Thinking Fan's Inside Look at Baseball

by Kevin Kennedy

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A baseball insider’s tour of strategy, personnel, and the game beyond the box score

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A baseball insider’s tour of strategy, personnel, and the game beyond the box score

Kevin Kennedy draws on his experience as a player, manager, and broadcaster to examine major-league baseball from several angles. The book ranges from on-field competitive tactics and a manager’s preparations to the pressures and politics surrounding managerial jobs. It also looks beyond the U.S. season through the South American winter leagues, while considering the qualities Kennedy identifies in elite hitters, pitchers, and all-around players. Performance-enhancing drugs are included among the game’s competitive issues, placing baseball’s strategic decisions alongside its institutional debates. The scope is broad but anchored in the practical workings of professional baseball.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans interested in managerial decision-making and game preparation
  • Readers who enjoy baseball strategy, roster dynamics, and behind-the-scenes league issues
  • Baseball followers curious about South American winter leagues

Themes

Baseball strategyManaging and preparationPlayer evaluationMajor-league politicsSouth American winter leagues

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Book overview

For fans of Men At Work, Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans, and Moneyball, respected baseball insider Kevin Kennedy offers fresh and engaging appraisal of major league baseball.

Kevin Kennedy knows baseball inside and out, as a fan, player, manager, and analyst. In this intelligent and lively book, the FOX Sports commentator and host offers an original look at big-league baseball today, exploring a wide range of issues, including:

  • How major league teams and individual players try to best the competition, from doctoring infields to using performance-enhancing drugs
  • The little-known world of the South American winter leagues
  • The politics behind managerial hirings and firings
  • A manager's eye-view of the game, from pre-game preparation to the final out
  • The elements that create the Perfect Hitter, Perfect Pitcher, and Perfect Player, and more

Lively and down-to-earth, this insightful, honest book offers a deeper appreciation of the game for every fan.

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