GM's OFFICE: Summer reading, 2016
Jul 28 2016
Catching up on summer reading? Here's two mini-reviews from co-GMs Brent Hershey and Ray Murphy on books to consider for those prone to think about baseball:
The Only Rule is it has to Work
by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Henry Holt and Company, 2016
Ever yearn for changing an ages-old system, and spend many hours thinking about what you would do if you had the power? For anyone who has then stuttered and stammered a bit when the opportunity actually arises to affect some change, The Only Rule is it has to Work is for you.
But not just you—the real-life baseball operations context makes the book a worthy read on its own, regardless if you’re a trailblazer or not. The book describes the “frightening” opportunity that authors Ben...
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