Built to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GM

John Schuerholz; Larry Guest

ISBN 10: 0446578681 / ISBN 13: 9780446578684

Published by Grand Central Publishing, 2006

Seller Inventory # 0446578681-4-35917105

Synopsis:

In 2004, the Atlanta Braves won their 13th straight National League East division title, an unprecedented level of consistency in the current days of free agency. Behind this success has been the architectural genius of John Schuerholz, who not only built one of the strongest teams in baseball history in the early nineties, but kept them among the elite teams in baseball for over a decade. Now Schuerholz pulls back the front office's curtain in the most candid baseball book since Michael Lewis's Moneyball, discussing everything from how the Braves actually traded for Barry Bonds in the early 90's, to dealing with John Rocker's hateful comments in 1999, to the loss of franchise leaders Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine to free agency, to the recent acquisition of Tim Hudson, all the while keeping the Braves at the top of the baseball mountain. John Schuerholz's book will make baseball fans worldwide look at the game in a different way.

About the Author: John Schuerholz has been the general manager of the Atlanta Braves since 1990, and before that was the G.M. of the Kansas City Royals. He is the only General Manager in baseball to win a World Series championship in both leagues. Larry Guest is the author of Arnie: Inside the Legend, The Payne Stewart Story and many others.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Built to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership ...
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Fair