DuringhiscareerasthemanageroftheBaltimoreOrioles,EarlWeaverwascalled“baseball’sresidentgenius.“Hisdistinctivestyleofmanaginghelpedhisteamsfinishfirstorsecondthirteentimesinhisseventeenyearsasamanager.ThisvolumerevealsWeaver’sapproachtothegame,withafocusonhowtomanagearoster,alineup,andapitchingstaff.Hedefinesthedifferencesbetweenrunningateamduringasinglegameandmanagingitduringanentireseason.Inhischaracteristicallybluntstyle,Weaverexplainseverythingfromhowtotellwhenapitcheristiringtohowandwhentoarguewithanumpire.Successfulballclubsstillmimichisoffensivestrategies.Readersofthisupdatededitionwilllearnnewwaystothinkaboutthegameasit’splayedtoday.
