Branch Rickey's Little Blue Book: Wit and Strategy from Baseball's Last Wise Man

Rickey, Branch; Monteleone, John J.

ISBN 10: 0028604008 / ISBN 13: 9780028604008

Published by Macmillan General Reference, 1995

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Seller Inventory # 0028604008-3-31974389

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Branch Rickey's Little Blue Book: Wit and Strategy from Baseball's Last Wise Man
• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0028604008
• ISBN 13: 9780028604008
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 10 ounces

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Synopsis

Excerpts and sayings from the revered baseball manager who signed Jackie Robinson illustrate his unparalleled understanding of the game, his motivational techniques, and his philosophy of winning, and are complemented by the reminiscences of baseball greats. 45,000 first printing. $45,000 ad/promo.

Review

One of baseball's real gentlemen and perhaps its only true revolutionary, Branch Rickey, as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, made it his mission to change the game--and with it America--by obliterating the color line in 1947. As it took an extraordinary man of will in Jackie Robinson to bear the on-the-field brunt of Rickey's daring, it took a man of equal resolve and courage to conceive and implement the plan in the first place. Rickey, creator as well of baseball's farm system, left a giant and enduring legacy. This slim volume of epigrams and observations--on character, attitude, and baseball itself--compiled from his letters, notes, and personal papers is a treasure trove of good sense, keen insight, and, indeed, some genuine inspiration, a true reflection of the singular man who penned them.