Biography of Casey Stengel whose career in professional baseball spanned over fifty years looking at his experiences as a player with various teams and highlights from his coaching career with the New York Yankees and Mets.
Profiles ten successful managers in professional baseball: Felipe Alou, Bobby Cox, Leo Durocher, Rube Foster, Tommy Lasorda, Connie Mack, Billy Martin, Joe McCarthy, John McGraw, and Casey Stengel.
After years of struggling his way up the coaching ladder, Howie Traveler has finally been given his shot to manage in the big leagues. But America's pastime has changed. Whether Howie can spot a small flaw in a batter's swing won't matter if he can't manage today's megastar players--especially his superstar outfielder, Jay Alcazar.
Former baseball player and radio announcer Larry Dierker shares his experiences as the manager of a four-time division champion team. Dierker reveals the politics behind the scenes of professional baseball through a serious of humorous and serious anecdotes from his earlier careers.
Anderson offers his perspective on the national pastime, looking back at his years at the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati, recalling his abrupt dismissal from the Reds, and relating how he turned that negative into a positive.
