· Kevin Kerrane strains the Homeric through the voices of American baseball scouts, those journeymen who search the sandlots for raw athletic potential. Dollar Sign on The Muscle was essential reading when it first arrived nearly three decades ago. Dollar Sign on the Muscle. Dollar Sign on the Muscle. by Kevin Kerrane. Beaufort Books, Inc., (reprinted by Fireside, ) Dollar Sign on the Muscle by Kevin Kerrane takes us into a section of the baseball world that is often forgotten--the baseball scouts. Kerrane spent the season following scouts with the Philadelphia Phillies, who at that time had the largest scouting and minor league . · "The story of a quest is one of the most basic and essential narratives in human existence. Kevin Kerrane strains the Homeric through the voices of American baseball scouts, those journeymen who search the sandlots for raw athletic potential. Dollar Sign on The Muscle was essential reading when it first arrived nearly three decades ago. And now, as big money has arrived to magnify Brand: CreateSpace Publishing.
Kevin Kerrane's Dollar Sign on the Muscle: The World of Baseball Scouting (CreateSpace, ) represents the first major study of the history and practice of professional baseball scouting. Based on Kerrane's ethnographic research with the Philadelphia Phillies during the season, the book provides an inside look at one of sports' least understood professions and most unusual. Meet the men who shape the game of baseball, the men who can make--or break--careers, the men who, more than any others, were responsible for getting Mike Schmidt, Al Kaline, Darryl Strawberry, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax, and Brooks Robinson--to name just a few--into their major league positions. Dollar Sign on the Muscle is Kevin Kerrane's engaging look at the world of. "Dollar Sign on the Muscle is the scouting bible for the baseball executive as well as the baseball enthusiast." -- Kevin Towers, General Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks "Updating a classic is always risky, but given the dramatic changes in baseball since Dollar Sign's original publication.
Dollar Sign on the Muscle. Dollar Sign on the Muscle. by Kevin Kerrane. Beaufort Books, Inc., (reprinted by Fireside, ) Dollar Sign on the Muscle by Kevin Kerrane takes us into a section of the baseball world that is often forgotten--the baseball scouts. Kerrane spent the season following scouts with the Philadelphia Phillies, who at that time had the largest scouting and minor league organization in professional baseball. Kevin Kerrane strains the Homeric through the voices of American baseball scouts, those journeymen who search the sandlots for raw athletic potential. Dollar Sign on The Muscle was essential reading when it first arrived nearly three decades ago. "The story of a quest is one of the most basic and essential narratives in human existence. Kevin Kerrane strains the Homeric through the voices of American baseball scouts, those journeymen who search the sandlots for raw athletic potential. Dollar Sign on The Muscle was essential reading when it first arrived nearly three decades ago. And now, as big money has arrived to magnify the entire dynamic, Kerrane has returned to update his classic.
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