Gib Bodet, major league scout : twelve thousand baseball games and six million miles / by Gib Bodet as told to P. J. Dragseth ; foreword by Tommy Lasorda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bodet, Gib, 1932-

Contributor:

Lasorda, Tommy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bodet, Gib, 1932-.

Bodet, Gib.

Sports agents--United States--Biography.

Sports agents.

Baseball players--Recruiting--United States.

Baseball players.

Baseball players--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written from the heart, this book demonstrates Gib Bodet's 70-year love affair with the great game of baseball. It goes back to his childhood in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and carries through his 45-year scouting career with the Red Sox, Tigers, Expos, Angels, Royals, and 35 years with the Dodgers. He played ball in high school and the military, coached youth and legion teams, and became a scout at age 38. In addition to humorous stories about people he worked for and with, like Peter O'Malley, Walter Shannon, Gene Autry, John Schuerholz, Al Campanis and others, he recalls the role he played in th

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword by Tommy Lasorda; Preface by Gib Bodet; Introduction by P.J. Dragseth; My Road to the Dodgers; The O'Malley Era; The Life of a National Cross Checker; It's All Part of Scouting; Slumps, Streaks, Sliding, Stealing and Other ""S"" Words; Four Decades of Baseball Observations; My Two Cents; Epilogue; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1403-2