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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Men at Work: The Craft of Baseballby: George F. Will  List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $13.72 You Save: $0.28 ( 2%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 796.3570973 EAN: 9780060973728 ISBN: 0060973722 Label: Harper Paperbacks Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: April 24, 1991 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Release Date: April 24, 1991 Studio: Harper Paperbacks Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: In Men at Work, political pundit George Will breaks baseball down, parsing it into essential tasks: hitting, fielding, pitching, and managing. Why do some succeed grandly while others are more apt to whiff? By analyzing the way Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Orel Hershiser, and Tony LaRussa approach the game and do what they do, he finds striking similarities in intelligence, dedication, drive, and desire. Product Description: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentator and longtime baseball fanatic George F. Will--the #1 bestselling ultimate insider's look at the exacting craft of baseball Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Inside the National PastimeAs those who read him know, George Will is a huge baseball fan in addition to being one of the country's preeminent political and social commentators. In "Men at Work", four men who were marquee figures in major league baseball at the turn of the 1990s gave Will interviews that shed light on the intricacies of the game: a manager (Tony LaRussa), a pitcher (Orel Hershiser), a hitter (Tony Gwynn), and a fielder (Cal Ripken). Will also interviewed numerous others in this book that will ... Read More Rating: - Great InformationGeorge Will did a great job in provideing insight into the minds of baseball greats Tony Gwinn, Tony LaRussa, Cal Ripken & Orel Hershiser. There is a great deal of information provided about the preperation and thinking that the subjects put into their profession. I really enjoyed the details that were provided in the section about Orel Hershiser and his attention to detail. I would reccomend this book for a baseball fan that enjoys more than just clubhouse stories & statistics. ... Read More Rating:  - Educational but StiffGeorge Will turns his focus to baseball's technicalities through the eyes of pros like Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Tony LaRussa, etc. The result is an educational look at pitching, catching, managing, defense, and other facets of the national pastime circa 1990. These pages provide valuable insight seldom covered by the oft-trivial sportswriting that rarely examines strategy. These pages provide insight for hardcore fans, students of the game, coaches, players, etc. Unfortunately, Will's thick prose makes for ... Read More Rating: - Intro to Baseball- Required Reading ListWhat would it be like to go to work every day and play baseball? What if baseball were your job? How is working baseball different than playing baseball? There is the premise of Men at Work. Baseball is a job. Those who do well at the job, do thing similar to anyone who is successful in any job. George Will had the foresight of including two first ballot Hall of Famers in his study of 4 baseball workers. Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn. The other two workers, Tony LaRussa and Orel Hershiser, ... Read More Rating: - Basic enough, even for me.As a person who likes baseball but is nothing more than an avid fan I found this book great. I like the game but just don't know much about it. This book was basic enough for me to get and (more importantly) stay in. I have come across books that get so loaded down with data that I couldn't get through them. Will's book DOES give plenty of hard data but it was still able to keep my enjoyment level up. If you want to learn more about the ins and outs of baseball, this is a great book to start with because it ... Read More 
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