Skipper: Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will -- Scott Miller

<b>Award-winning baseball writer and coauthor of </b><i><b>Ninety Percent Mental</b></i><b> Scott Miller offers an unprecedented look at the job of Major League Baseball managers--showing how they shape the game...and how the ever-changing game shapes them.</b> <p/><i>Skipper</i> takes on an ambitious <i>Moneyball</i>-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. <p/> 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, <i>Skipper </i>is a fascinating look into the highs, the lows, and the inner workings of the changing world of professional baseball.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Scott Miller<br><b>Publisher:</b> Grand Central Publishing<br><b>Published:</b> 05/13/2025<br><b>Pages:</b> 400<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Size:</b> 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.13d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780306832703<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Scott Miller</b> is an award-winning veteran national MLB writer who has been a contributor to the <i>New York Times, </i> the national baseball columnist at <i>Bleacher Report</i> and CBSSports.com, and