Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez has spent much of his life in baseball. He was a player, manager, and broadcaster, early in his career for the Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers, then for the rest of his career, for the Toronto Blue Jays. His insights into the game, and into the mentality it takes to win, is (or should be) a lesson for the ages. In brief, he looks at the teams that have had winning records in the past, looks at their methods, their philosophies and applies those principles to winning teams today. His closing sentences sums it up: "Sometimes, a clear view forward requires a good, long look back. And that's how you change it up."

I found this to be a really enjoyable read. The only thing I felt discouraged about is that in this age of *moneyball*, and the *individual* mentality (as opposed to a team mentality), Martinez's point seems lost on far too many in the game.… (mehr)