{"product_id":"winning-in-both-leagues-reflections-from-baseballs-front-office-paperback-softback-9781496226662","title":"Winning in Both Leagues; Reflections from Baseball's Front Office (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496226662","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWinning in Both Leagues\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReflections from Baseball's Front Office\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. Frank Cashen (Author), Billy Beane (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496226662\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e246 pages, 35 photographs\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"The most versatile man I know; sports, music, writing, the law, he could do it all.\"—Tim McCarver\u003c\/div\u003e \"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 \u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \"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 \u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"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\u003c\/div\u003e \"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 \u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eWinning in Both Leagues\u003c\/i\u003e] delivers a refreshingly compact and unpretentious change of pace.\"—Henry D. Fetter, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Whether you've heard the stories before or whether some of the information is totally new, Cashen's is a good read.\"-Pete Kerzel, \u003ci\u003eMid Atlantic Sports Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWinning in Both Leagues\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinning in Both Leagues\u003c\/i\u003e also chronicles the drafting of Billy Beane, who would later be the focus of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eMoneyball\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword by Billy Beane\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Beating Boston\u003cbr\u003e 2. Call from the Boss\u003cbr\u003e 3. Baltimore Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e 4. Shocking Developments\u003cbr\u003e 5. Parting Gift\u003cbr\u003e 6. Four Straight\u003cbr\u003e 7. After the Sweep\u003cbr\u003e 8. Earl of Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e 9. Low Point to High Flyers\u003cbr\u003e 10. Negotiating Contracts\u003cbr\u003e 11. My First Passion\u003cbr\u003e 12. From Studs to Suds\u003cbr\u003e 13. Commish’\u003cbr\u003es Call\u003cbr\u003e 14. Baseball Trails\u003cbr\u003e 15. Casting My Fate\u003cbr\u003e 16. Changing the Mets' Image\u003cbr\u003e 17. Yellow Pad Parlance\u003cbr\u003e 18. Trade Secrets\u003cbr\u003e 19. Competing in the Apple\u003cbr\u003e 20. Building a Winner\u003cbr\u003e 21. Breaking .500\u003cbr\u003e 22. Dominating Season\u003cbr\u003e 23. Infamous Plane Trip\u003cbr\u003e 24. Series Showdown\u003cbr\u003e 25. Futures Trading\u003cbr\u003e 26. Broadcasting Brilliance\u003cbr\u003e 27. New Friends, New Places\u003cbr\u003e 28. Traveling Tales\u003cbr\u003e 29. Mets Changes\u003cbr\u003e 30. New Choices\u003cbr\u003e 31. 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