{"product_id":"astroball-the-new-way-to-win-it-all-9780525576655","title":"Astroball: The New Way to Win It All","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Rivers Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525576655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Ben Reiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638351065244,"sku":"9780525576655","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8f1e9971-4ed9-4925-af12-7a0055d8197d.jpg?v=1603847067","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/astroball-the-new-way-to-win-it-all-9780525576655","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}