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Synopsis
Buck Martinez has been in and around professional baseball for nearly fifty years as a player, manager and broadcaster. Currently the play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays, Martinez has witnessed enormous change in the game he loves, as it has morphed from a grassroots pastime to big business. Not all of the change has been for the better, and today’s fans struggle to connect to their on-the-field heroes as loyalty to club and player wavers and free agency constantly changes the face of every team’s roster.
In Change Up, Martinez offers his unique insights into how Major League Baseball might reconnect with its fanbase, how the clubs might train and prepare their players for their time in “The Show,” and how players might approach the sport in a time of sagging fan interest. Martinez isn’t shy with his opinions, whether they be on pitch count, how to develop players through the minor-league system, and even if there should be a minor-league system at all. Always entertaining, ever insightful, Martinez shares brilliant insights and inside pitches about summer’s favourite game.
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Buck Martinez has been in and around professional baseball for nearly 50 years as a player, manager and broadcaster. Currently the play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays, where he kept fans on the edge of their seats during the Jays’ incredible playoff runs in 2015 and 2016, Martinez has witnessed enormous change in the game he loves. Not all of the change has been for the better, and today’s fans struggle to connect to their on-the-field heroes as loyalty to club and player wavers and free agency constantly changes the face of every team’s roster.
In Change Up, Martinez delves into how Major League Baseball might reconnect with its fan base, how the clubs might train and prepare their players for their time in “The Show” and how players might approach the sport in a time of declining interest. Martinez isn’t shy with his opinions, whether they concern pitch count, player development through the minor-league system, or even if there should be a minor-league system at all. Always entertaining, ever insightful, Martinez loads the bases and throws inside pitches about summer’s favorite game.
About the Author
BUCK MARTINEZ has spent nearly fifty years in professional baseball, including twenty years as a catcher (six years as a Toronto Blue Jay), twenty-five years in broadcasting, and two as a manager. Martinez is currently the play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays on Rogers Sportsnet.
DAN ROBSON is a senior writer at Sportsnet. He is the author of the bestseller Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend and co-author of the bestsellers The Crazy Game: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond with Clint Malarchuk, Change Up: How to Make the Great Game of Baseball Even Better with Buck Martinez, and Killer: My Life in Hockey with Doug Gilmour. He lives in Toronto. As a child he was given a print of Johnny Bower, signed to “Danny” that has hung on his wall ever since.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1443451363
- ISBN 13 9781443451369
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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