| The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe Contributor(s): Anderson, William M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0472031481 ISBN-13: 9780472031481 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - Essays & Writings - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005030219 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.28" W x 9.1" (1.23 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - Detroit, Michigan - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baseball players as a rule aren't known for documenting their experiences on the diamond. During his time as manager of the Detroit Tigers from 1949 to 1951, Red Rolfe, however, recorded daily accounts of each game, including candid observations about his team's performance, and the strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies of opposing players and managers, and he used these observations to coach his players and to gain an advantage. Rolfe's journals carry added value considering his own career as an All-Star Yankee third baseman on numerous world champion teams, where he was a teammate of Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. Today, in the era of televised broadcasts, networks often wire a manager so viewers can listen to his spontaneous comments throughout the game. Red Rolfe's journals offer an opportunity to find out what a manager is thinking when no one is around to hear. |