{"product_id":"9780472022335","title":"The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe","description":"\"Somewhere, if they haven't been destroyed, there are hundreds of pages of typewritten notes about American League players of that era, notes which I would love to get my hands on.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Bill James, in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, on the journals of Red Rolfe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Red Rolfe's journal for his years as manager of the Detroit Tigers is the kind of precious source researchers yearn for. In combination with William M. Anderson's well-done text, \u003ci\u003eThe View from the Dugout\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great interest to general readers and of immense value to students of baseball history.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Charles C. Alexander, author of \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Slump: Baseball in the Depression Era\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Red Rolfe was one of baseball's most astute observers. This is 'inside' baseball from the inside.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Donald Honig, author of \u003ci\u003eBaseball America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaseball When the Grass Was Real\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books in the Donald Honig \u003ci\u003eBest Players of All Time\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In his lucid journals Red Rolfe has provided an inside look at how an intelligent baseball manager thinks and prepares.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Ray Robinson, Yankee historian and author of Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Baseball players as a rule aren't known for documenting their experiences on the diamond. Red Rolfe, however, during his time as manager of the Detroit Tigers from 1949 to 1952, recorded daily accounts of each game, including candid observations about his team's performance. He used these observations to coach his players and to gain an advantage by recording strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies of opposing players and managers. 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Today, in the era of televised broadcasts, networks often wire a manager so that 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam M. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Department of History, Arts and Libraries for the State of Michigan. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Detroit Tigers: A Pictorial Celebration of the Greatest Players and Moments in Tigers' Histor\u003c\/i\u003ey.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106091450608,"sku":"9780472022335","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780472022335_p0.jpg?v=1763707385","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780472022335","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}