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Title: The Memoirs of Bing Devine: Stealing Lou Brock and Other Brilliant Moves by a Master G.M. by Bing Devine, Tom Wheatley, David Glass ISBN: 1-58261-763-5 Publisher: Sports Publishing Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
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Summary: Bing Devine: A Respected Member of the Cardinals
Comment: Bing Devine became the General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1958, and I fondly remember those Cardinals teams from the 1960's onward. We have heard about the Cardinals in books from Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Bob Gibson, Bob Broeg, and others. Missing has been the story of their marvelous General Manager, Bing Devine. Just as Bill Veeck will always be associated with Eddie Gaedel, Bing Devine will always be associated with the acquisition of Lou Brock from the Chicago Cubs in 1964 in exchange for pitcher Ernie Broglio. It was Devine that brought together the 1964 All-Star game starting infield of Boyer, Groat, Javier, and White. The latter three all acquired in trades by Devine. Devine provides us with his viewpoint of his mid-season firing in 1964 when his team then went on to win the National League pennant and the World Series against the Yankees. Manager Johnny Keane was to be fired at the end of the season, before the team fooled owner Gussie Busch and won it all. Devine also explains his tenious relationship with Branch Rickey who Mr. Busch had brought in as a "senior consultant." I knew that Mr. Busch was unhappy with GM Devine and manager Johnny Keane due to a problem with shortstop Dick Groat, but I never knew the reason for it. Groat was unhappy that Keane had taken away permission from Groat to use the hit-and-run play on his own. Busch got word there was a problem with Groat, but Devine, believing the problem had been solved, didn't tell Busch when Busch asked him if he had anything to tell him. Devine then went on to join the New York Mets for three years before being rehired again as GM of the Cardinals. Devine also explains his dislike of being ordered by Mr. Busch to trade pitchers Steve Carlton and Jerry Reuss against Devine's better judgment. Bing Devine does not bad mouth anybody in the book. He just gives his opinions regarding the trading of players, and his relationships with the people he has worked with over the years. As a measure of the respect Devine is held, he is now 88 years old and still is involved in an active capacity with his beloved Cardinals. St. Louis has a tremendous baseball tradition and history, and Bing Devine is responsible for a great part of it. Thank you, Mr. Devine, for this book. We needed to hear your viewpoint.
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Title: Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue by Fred Claire, Steve Springer, Orel Hershiser ISBN: 1582617325 Publisher: Sports Publishing Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: September Swoon: Richie Allen, the '64 Phillies, and Racial Integration by William C. Kashatus, Gerald Early ISBN: 0271023333 Publisher: Keystone Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Baseball Prospectus 2004: Statistics, Analysis and Insight for the Information Age by The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts ISBN: 0761134026 Publisher: Workman Publishing Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Taking on the Yankees: Winning and Losing in the Business of Baseball, 1903 to 2003 by Henry D. Fetter ISBN: 0393057194 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball by Jerrold Casway ISBN: 0268022852 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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