{"product_id":"astroball-the-new-way-to-win-it-all-9780525576655-b","title":"Astroball: The New Way to Win It All","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ben Reiter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Three Rivers Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Baseball - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The inside story of the Houston Astros, whose relentless innovation took them from the worst team in baseball to the World Series in 2017 and 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Reiter's superb narrative of how the team got there provides powerful insights into how organizations--not just baseball clubs--work best.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAstroball\u003c\/i\u003e picks up where Michael Lewis's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMoneyball\u003c\/i\u003e leaves off, telling the thrilling story of a championship team that pushed both the sport and business of baseball to the next level. In 2014, the Astros were the worst baseball team in half a century, but just three years later they defied critics to win a stunning World Series. In this book, Ben Reiter shows how the Astros built a system that avoided the stats-versus-scouts divide by giving the human factor a key role in their decision-making. Sitting at the nexus of sports, business, and innovation, \u003ci\u003eAstroball\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the next wave of thinking in baseball and beyond, at once a remarkable underdog tale and a fascinating look at the cutting edge of evaluating and optimizing human potential.","brand":"Three Rivers Press (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45029024137367,"sku":"9780525576655","price":978.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780525576655.webp?v=1769203152","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/astroball-the-new-way-to-win-it-all-9780525576655-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}