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Nobody knows more about baseball than Kevin Kennedy. You'll find out why when you read this book ...

Twice Around The Bases

Kevin Kennedy is a baseball lifer. He was a catcher in the minor leagues for eight years, spent eight more years as a minor-league manager for the L.A. Dodgers, and served one year as a farm director overseeing minor-league operations for the Montreal Expos and as a bench coach for Expos skipper Felipe Alou. He then went on to manage the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. Today he is one of the most respected analysts and commentators on the sport. The game, as they say, is in his blood.

Now in this intelligent, insightful, and engaging book, he offers a fresh look at baseball earned from a lifetime's worth of experience. Fans will draw a greater appreciation for the players past and present, a more profound respect for the managers, and, most important, a deeper understanding of the intricacies of the game courtesy of Kennedy's sharp analytical eye and his candor in exploring a wide range of topics such as:

  • the lengths to which teams and players will go to gain a competitive edge -- from doctoring playing fields to the use of performance-enhancing drugs

  • the little-known world of the Latin American winter leagues

  • the politics and the powerful -- and sometimes fragile -- egos that keep the managerial carousel spinning

  • how to manage the modern-day player, including such superstars as Roger Clemens, Pudge Rodriguez, Juan Gonzalez, and Jose Canseco

  • his surprising lists of the greatest hitters, pitchers, and players he has ever seen and more

Rich with anecdotes and filled with an insider's wisdom, Twice Around the Bases is a book destined to become a bible for true fans of the game.

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Kevin Kennedy is the two-time Emmy-nominated host for Fox's national Major League Baseball package, serves as lead baseball analyst for several Fox Sports Net shows, including the Los Angel's Dodgers and Angels pre- and postgame shows, broadcasts on Fox Sports radio on Sundays, and writes a regular column for FoxSports.com. He also cohosts a daily show on XM Radio's 24/7 Major League Baseball Channel.

From Publishers Weekly:
Kennedy has many great baseball stories. As a minor league player, he took part in two of professional baseball's longest games, including a 33-inning marathon in 1981 that featured future stars like Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. He went on to manage minor league teams for several seasons until George W. Bush hired him to run the Texas Rangers; two years later, he led the Red Sox to the playoffs. When he draws upon experiences like these, the Fox Sports analyst is a lively raconteur, telling stories that illustrate his beliefs about the sport, from the importance of the running game to the valuable role Latin American winter leagues play in developing new talent. Unfortunately, that only accounts for about half the book. The rest is rather pedestrian stuff, including several chapters detailing Kennedy's unsurprising picks for the greatest stars of his lifetime. The lack of frank discussion of baseball's steroid problem is a more substantial weakness, and ho-hum "controversies" like corked bats and spitballs are an unsatisfying replacement. Kennedy is smart and passionate about baseball, but his deliberately inoffensive style won't generate enthusiasm among fans who love a good argument as much as a great game. (On sale July 5)
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  • PublisherWilliam Morrow
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0060734639
  • ISBN 13 9780060734633
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages288
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