{"product_id":"when-in-doubt-fire-the-gary-webster-9780786478927","title":"When in Doubt, Fire the Skipper: Midseason Managerial Changes in Major League Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003e The book chronicles almost 300 in-season changes of managers in the major leagues since 1900. It elaborates on the circumstances that led to the change, whether it was a firing or a resignation and includes, in many cases, remarks of the dismissed manager, the manager who replaced him, and the executive (owner or general manager) who orchestrated the change. It then examines how the team fared under the new manager. The central purpose of the book is to study the effects of the changes: how many had a positive impact, how many had a negative impact, and how many had little if any impact on the team's won-lost record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Webster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786478926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786478927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Gary Webster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483688186111,"sku":"9780786478927","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b901054-1709-452d-ab49-2a2719b5ba2c.jpg?v=1778040013","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-in-doubt-fire-the-gary-webster-9780786478927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}