Baseballrsquo;s winter meetings have never before been captured from the inside—set against the backdrop of big league owners; executives; and players surrounded by money and beat writers—with everyone pushing to get a little attention; wealth; or talent. Rumors fly; journalists jabber; cameras flash as everyone tries to figure out whatrsquo;s going on inside the halls of the Opryland Hotel. Written by an insider who started on the outside; Getting in the Game takes the reader inside the scramble to get a job in the baseball industry by following the stories of three job seekers hoping to break into the game as announcers; front office staff; or anything they can get. Lewin also probes the motivations and perspectives of three baseball executives looking to hire new employees as they sort through the piles of reacute;sumeacute;s; tapes; and CDs to get down to their short lists of prospective candidates. Told in a real-time diary format; Lewin occasionally breaks from the action to explain some of the back stories everyone on the inside already knows: How did minor league baseball go from minor league to big business? Whatrsquo;s going on in the various seminars? Lewin also interviews a few baseball lifers; pays a visit to the Winter Meetings Trade Show (where teams pick their tchotchkes for their summer giveaways); and tells you about the secret lives of mascots.
#1527768 in eBooks 2010-11-30 2010-11-30File Name: B005X3SAC4
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