In Pursuit of Pennants: Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Analyzing and examining the strategies used by 14 winning baseball teams over the past few decades--; Provided by publisher. Review Quotes: "Armour and Levitt have given the reader an inside look into the different cultures and challenges facing professional sports executives. Their management styles might differ, but the objective never changes: 'Be a consistent winner.'"--Pat Gillick--Pat Gillick (09/16/2014) Review Quotes: "A rare combination of a must-have reference book and engaging storytelling by distinguished baseball historians Armour and Levitt."--Vince Gennaro, president of the Society for American Baseball Research and author of "Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball" --Vince Gennaro (09/16/2014) Review Quotes: "A great source of well-researched front office stories. . . . Armour and Levitt give an insider's look at the teams' efforts to innovate in this highly competitive industry."--Sig Mejdal, director of Decision Sciences for the Houston Astros--Sig Mejdal (09/16/2014) Review Quotes: "If "Moneyball" is the tale of how a modern front office works, In Pursuit of Pennants is the prequel that ably sets the stage."--Jonah Keri, author of the bestselling "The Extra 2%" and "Up, Up, and Away"--Jonah Keri (09/16/2014) Biographical Note: Mark L. Armour is the author of "Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball," the editor of "The Great Eight: The 1975 Cincinnati Reds," and a coeditor of "Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles," all available from the University of Nebraska Press. Daniel R. Levitt is the author of "Ed Barrow: The Bulldog Who Built the Yankees' First Dynasty" (Nebraska, 2008) and The Battle that Forged Modern Baseball: The Federal League Challenge and Its Legacy." He is the coauthor (with Mark L. Armour) of Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way."Brief Description: "Analyzing and examining the strategies used by 14 winning baseball teams over the past few decades"--

Contributor Bio:  Armour, Mark L Mark Armour is a Red Sox fan who works in the sorftware industry and dreams of the day when he can talk about his team's path to glory. He has published articles with the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR). Contributor Bio:  Levitt, Daniel R Daniel R. Levitt is a baseball researcher devoted to resolving historical questions about pitch counts and the lowest single-season ERA, but during the day he manages capital markets for a national commercial real estate firm. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.