
Baseball Maverick
How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets
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Narrado por:
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L. J. Ganser
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Steve Kettmann
In 2010 the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball's most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. Their GM had made costly mistakes. And their principle owners were embroiled in the largest financial scam in American history. To whom did they turn? Sandy Alderson, a former marine who served in Vietnam and graduated from Harvard Law.
In 1981 Alderson started in baseball with Oakland, where he led a revolution in the sport. The A's partnered with Apple, pioneered using statistical analysis, and became a powerhouse, winning the 1989 World Series. When new owners slashed payroll in the 1990s, Alderson's under-the-radar creativity and intelligent management were thrust into the spotlight.
Granted unprecedented access to a working GM over several seasons, best-selling author Steve Kettmann traces Alderson's history and his renewal of the Mets despite a limited budget, through big trades that brought back high-profile prospects, to the development of young aces including Matt Harvey, Zach Wheeler, and Jacob deGrom. Now the turnaround is almost complete. Baseball Maverick is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at a Major League team and a fascinating exploration of what it means to be smart.
©2015 Steve Kettmann. Recorded by arrangement with Grove Atlantic, Inc. (P)2015 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Baseball Executive, Harvard Lawyer, Marine Pilot
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Other than that, great work and narrator does a great job too.
Mostly good, but goes off topic at times
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sandy da gawd!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Mets fans would enjoy it, and probably A's fans would also.What was one of the most memorable moments of Baseball Maverick?
Nothing in particular.How could the performance have been better?
Have the narrator learn how to pronounce the players names correctly - he butchered quite a few of them.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When it spoke about how much Sandy cared about baseball.Half bio/half transactions&box score/play by play
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I didn't know any of the names of the players, especially the minor-league players. It was an interesting baseball ⚾ book.
If you like the Mets, this a great book not to miss. But all you baseball fans might find it interesting.
Are you a Met’s Fan?
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