Mover and Shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803245084 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Great history of the Dodgers. BikingGuy said Go West Young Man!. A fascinating biography of long time Dodgers owners Walter O'Malley that focuses on the decision to move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Although the book bogs down a bit at times in discussing all the politics behind the move of the team I found it inherently interesting and have a much better understanding of the rationale for the move. And for people that hold the view t. Fascinating story, constructed well here Preston Bealle Well researched and of course, a fascinating story. The author did all the work and documented every step, going back up to a hundred years. If you are still upset about the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn, you misunderstand the situation and the consistent effort O'Malley made to stay there. Read the book, or any of the others where the facts are covered well.
A must-read for every historian of the game.”—Michael Shapiro, author of The Last Good Season . Wise and engaging. “Andy McCue has written the definitive biography of the fascinating and elusive Walter O’Malley, the man who changed the way a country thinks about its national pastime
Yet much of the O’Malley story leading up to the Dodgers’ move is unknown or created from myth, and there is substantially more to the man. One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O’Malley (1903–79) is best remembered—and still reviled by many—for moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. When he entered the public eye, the self-constructed family background and early life he presented was gilded. Later his personal story was distorted by some New York sportswriters, who hated him for moving the Dodgers. In Mover and Shaker