Theo-logy
Subtitle: how a boy wonder led the Red Sox to the promised land
By: by John Frascella.
Publisher: Cambridge House Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780981453699
Subjects: Epstein, Theo, -- 1973-; Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- Management
Description: A profile of Major League Baseball's youngest general manager discusses his abrupt departure after the Sox's triumphant 2005 season and his surprise return in 2006, in an account that also offers insight into his cutting-edge business methods.
Table of contents: title: "Desperate times call for desperate measures" / an introduction to Theo; title: "'The wonder kid,' literally" / Theo's early personal life; title: "Climbing the ladder" / Theo's professional progression; title: "Methods, strategies...secrets?" / Theo's general managerial strategies; title: "Reviving a franchise" / how he ended the Red Sox's 86-year World Series title drought; title: "Boston's prodigal son steps down" / why Theo left the Red Sox in 2005; title: Part I : "first love never dies" ; part II : "building a champion...again"; title: "Beyond the game ; Theo's personal life"; title: "As good as his results? / a closer look at Theo's best and worst moves; title: "The world in his palm" / looking ahead in Theo's life.