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

"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"-- Provided by publisher.