TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Scott TI - Skipper : : why baseball managers matter and always will SN - 9780306832703 (hardcover) AV - GV 863 M651s 2025 U1 - 796.357090973 PY - 2025/// CY - New York PB - Grand Central Publishing KW - Roberts, Dave, KW - Roberts, Dave KW - Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) KW - History KW - Los Dodgers de Los Ángeles (equipo de béisbol) KW - Historia KW - Baseball KW - United States KW - Béisbol KW - Estados Unidos KW - African American baseball managers KW - Biography KW - Mánagers de béisbol afroamericanos KW - Biografías KW - Baseball managers KW - Mánagers de béisbol KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes index; Prologe-PET projects Office spaces and offspring It's only a game The autocrats Cribbage and skunks: the players' managers American skin: the margins Laptops and lap dogs The upstairs Vs. the downstairs Tangled up in Dodger Blue The new norm The new rules Epilogue-The future N2 - "Skipper takes on an ambitious Moneyball-esque premise: a deep dive into the ongoing struggle for control that often takes place behind the scenes between MLB managers and the ownership groups, and now, their data analysts. In a culture still attempting to come to terms with the Digital Age, there's a bigger story behind the evolution of authority of managing inside the major leagues. Packed with baseball history, interviews with dozens of MLB's current stars and veterans, and an exclusive, inside look at the day-to-day life of a manager competing for the World Series, the LA Dodgers' Dave Roberts, Skipper is a fascinating look into the highs, the lows, and the inner workings of the changing world of professional baseball"-- ER -