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Toughest Job in Baseball: What Managers Do, How They Do It,why It Gives Ulcers
An inside look at the pressure of major league management follows the 1992 season as it unfolds for Jim Leyland, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and offers insights from Lou Pinella, Sparky Anderson, Tommy Lasorda, and others. 15,000 first printing.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published May 7, 1993
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November 7, 2022
A fun book that chronicles Jim Leyland managing the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, a team that was going through financial woes during the 1992 season. The author describes what life is like as a major league manager through Leyland’s 1992 season, as he took the Pirates to the NLCS, eventually losing it in heartbreaking fashion.
It was a fun and easy read, and I learn a bit about an era of baseball I didn’t know much about.
It was a fun and easy read, and I learn a bit about an era of baseball I didn’t know much about.
June 27, 2016
A sports book on the life of Major League baseball managers. Focuses on Jim Leyland when he was managing the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Back when they use to win games)
November 27, 2013
Peter Pascarelli writes about Jim Leyland and the Pittsburg Pirates memorable 1992 season. A lot of insight into the inner workings of major league ball clubs.
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