Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35702
EAN num: 9780028604008
ISBN number: 0028604008
Label: Macmillan General Reference
Manufacturer: Macmillan General Reference
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 142
Printing Date: 1995-06
Publishing house: Macmillan General Reference
Sale Popularity Level: 1441692
Studio: Macmillan General Reference
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Excerpts and sayings from the revered baseball manager who signed Jackie Robinson illustrate his unparalleled understanding of the game, his motivational techniques, and his philosophy of winning, and are complemented by the reminiscences of baseball greats. 45,000 very first printing. $45,000 ad/promo.
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One of baseball's real gentlemen and perhaps its only true revolutionary, Branch Rickey, as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, made it his mission to change the game--and with it America--by obliterating the colour line in 1947. As it took an extraordinary man of will in Jackie Robinson to bear the on-the-field brunt of Rickey's daring, it took a man of equal resolve and courage to conceive and implement the plan in the very first place. Rickey, creator as well of baseball's farm system, left a giant and enduring legacy. This slim volume of epigrams and observations--on character, attitude, and baseball itself--compiled from his letters, notes, and personal papers is a treasure trove of good sense, keen insight, and, indeed, some genuine inspiration, a true reflection of the singular man who penned them.
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Branch Ridley's Little Blue Book is simply fantastic. Anyone, young or old can learn the specifics of playing the game of baseball. They have to certainly read every page and apply it to their game, and it is almost guaranteed to improve their ability. I would recommend it to every coach from Little League on up to the Major League. I have purchased one for all the grandsons playing the game, and plan to purchase more for others.
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This book proves why one's words are a window into one's soul. None of the several works I've read about Rickey show his personality so clearly as this, or make him appear as interesting. To read this is to know Rickey the humorist, Rickey the parsimonious paternalist, Rickey the wise man, Rickey the businessman and Rickey the talent. The quotes by him and about him show why Rickey would have been an immense sucess in whatever field he chose. Thank God it was baseball.
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Branch Rickey brought Jackie Robinson into the major league, breaking the colour barrier. And that wasn't the only barrier he broke during his 60 years in baseball. A terrible player and unsuccessful major league manager, he excelled in spotting talent and teaching players how to play and live. He single-handedly invented the modern farm system for developing talent. A notorious cheapskate, he inspired tremendous loyalty. This book contains his own words, extracted from over a hundred boxes of his writings that are archived at the Library of Congress. I'm giving it as an end of the season present to my assistant coaches on my little league team.
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