Mover And Shaker: Walter O'malley, The Dodgers, And Baseball's Westward Expansion

Synopsis

In Mover And Shaker Andy Mccue Presents For The First Time An Objective, Complete, And Nuanced Account Of O{u2019}malley{u2019}s Life. He Also Departs From The Overly Sentimentalized Accounts Of O{u2019}malley As Either Villain Or Angel And Reveals Him First And Foremost As A Rational, Hardheaded Businessman, Who Was A Major Force In Baseball For Three Decades And Whose Management And Marketing Practices Radically Changed The Shape Of The Game. From County Mayo To Montague Street -- From Gowanus To Montague Street -- Under New Management -- Learning The Business -- Buying Out Rickey -- Running The Team -- A New Stadium : Economics -- A New Stadium : Politics -- The Laughinstock Of The Country -- Now I Learn It's Been Controversial For Years -- In Court -- A Monument To The O'malleys -- Loose Ends -- The Most Powerful Man In Baseball -- A Totally Different Person -- Peter -- Marvin Miller And Andy Messersmith -- Bottom Of The Ninth -- Postgame. Andy Mccue. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.