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The heart and soul of Kansas City's major league baseball franchise is a 5-foot-6 and impeccably dressed man you probably haven't heard of. You don't know the Royals history and successes until you know him. His name is Art Stewart and he hepled bring Bo Jackson to the Royals on a hunch. He once signed a player after sneaking into the home and listening in on a rival's offer. He has the kind of charm that's overmatched highway patrolmen. Art has paid two speeding tickets in his life , and guesses that baseball stories have gotten him out of a dozen more. Once, his rental car running on fumes in Florida's Aligator Alley, Art told a few baseball stories and a man siphoned gas for him. He fell in love with baseball when he snuck into his attic and found his late father's baseball gloves, and his seven decades on the wild ride of major league baseball make him a living, breathing, storytelling personification of America's pastime. Art was born on Babe Ruth's 32nd birthday, and has been indise baseball through Ted Williams' triple crown, Willie Mays' catch, Hank Aaron's home runs, George Brett's chase of .400, all the way through the high-definition instant-replay times of today. Art helped build the Yankees' dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s, before becoming an integral part of making the Kansas Dity Royals the most sucessful expansion frnachise in baseball history. His aggresive wasy are part of why baseball's owners voted overwhelmingly to institute a draft in 1963. Art signed one 20-gme winner sho shook the sport with an explosive book, and another 20-game winner who shook the sport by swapping wives with a teammate. From George Brett to Frank White, Bret Saberhagen to Bo Jackson, Carlos Beltran to Eric Hosmer, the Royals' history is Art's history. Art just tells it better than anyone else.

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Publié par	Ascend Books
Date de parution	01 juillet 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780991275632
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	4 Mo

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The Art of

Seven Decades Chasing Hopes and Dreams in Major League Baseball

“Ar Sewar as done î a: Sadîum cean-up kîd, sando baseba manager, proessîona scou, Major League execuîve and îarîous soryeer. For exampe, one o Ar’s rîcks was o îde me rom compeîng scous by pîcîng me excusîvey agaîns e Joîe and Saesvîe, ïînoîs penîenîary eams. he nex rîck was o makîng î ou o er e. And evenuay ï made î o e Yankees. hanks, Ar.” Jim Bouton,20-game wînner or e New York Yankees and bes-seîng auor o Ba Four “Ea a good mea and sî down or a wîe, because you’re goîng o ear a o o grea sorîes. He’s an encycopedîa o grea sorîes and acs. Hîs memory îs încredîbe. He’s jus a wonderu source o eneraînmen, sorîes, knowedge and înormaîon.” Denny Matthews,Ford Frîck Award wînner rom e Ha o Fame and voîce o e Kansas Cîy Royas rom e eam’s începîon în 1969 “Ar Sewar represens e greaes era în e baseba scouîng proessîon. Hîs experîse, experîences, and sorîes as a baseba man are o be cerîsed. He îs sîmpy oved and respeced by a wo know and work wî îm.” Dayton Moore,genera manager Kansas Cîy Royas “Ar îs a egend în baseba. He’s passîonae abou e game, and asn’ os a passîon. He’s rare. You don’ see peope învoved în e game oten wî a eng o servîce, and say as învoved as e do es. He can ak baseba orever. He’s a rare îndîvîdua wo wî never îre o î, and brîng up grea poîns and grea dîscussîons, rom a îsorîca or conemporary perspecîve.” Dave Dombrowski,genera manager o e 1997 Word Campîon Forîda Marîns and Deroî Tîgers GM sînce 2002 “Passîon, oyay, înegrîy, work eîc, compeîveness, rîendsîp. hîs woud be e scouîng repor on Ar Sewar. Havîng sîgned 70 major eaguers and raveîng mîîons o mîes evauaîng ousands o payers, wom îs more quaîied o e e scous’ sory?” Pat Gillick,Ha o Fame genera manager or e Torono Bue Jays, Baîmore Orîoes, Seae Marîners and Pîadepîa Pîîes

“hree o e mos înluenîa men wo reay pu e Royas on e map are Ewîng Kaufman, George Bre and Ar Sewar. Ar îs îke a docor a e Mayo Cînîc, a e op o îs ied, bu aso îke your grandaer, someone you jus wan o sî wî and îsen o îs sorîes. Henry Ford broug o îe e auomobîe, and Ar Sewar broug o îe scouîng. he proo o a îs în îs sorîes, îs connecîons, îs îe.” Mike Sweeney,ive-îme A-Sar and 2007 wînner o e Huc Award

“Ar îs a pîoneer. He beîeves wa e sees, wa ose eyes e îm. He as a rea gu ee or î, and a rea passîon or peope. He’s jus a remendous, remendous person and obvîousy a very aened baseba man. ï’ve aways ad e umos respec or îm. He’s one o e orîgînas.” Jim Leyland,ree-îme MLB manager o e year and word campîon wî e 1997 Forîda Marîns

“Ar îs among e greaes wo’ve been par o our game. He as a wonderu smarness abou wo can pay and ow ey soud pay. He earned so muc rom so many grea experîences, and as a errîic personaîy so e’s aways around peope wo wan o sare eîr knowedge and ove or e game. And e îng a pus îm over e op îs ongevîy, because e’s accumuaed a o îs over decades and can pass î aong în a book abou our modern game.” Tony LaRussa,Ha o Fame manager and ree-îme word campîon wî e Oakand A’s and S. Louîs Cardînas

“Ar Sewar îs an îcon în e scouîng word. Ar îs e uîmae pro. Hîs ocus durîng games, compee concenraîon, and knowîng wen o approac coaces and payers ater e game îs a mode or scous young and od. Tîmes ave canged around îm, bu Ar exces under any cîrcumsance. Hîs book îs educaîona and eneraînîng on a eves.” Roland Hemond,ree-îme MLB Execuîve o e Year wînner and e irs person oer an e namesake o wîn e Buck O’Neî Lîeîme Acîevemen Award

“Ar was aways ere or me rom day one wen ï sîgned wî e Royas and e ook me o Mempîs o sar my baseba career. ï’ve never seen anyone wo oved e game more. He gave îs îe o î. Hîs wîe, Donna, was îke a second moer o me and ï coud aways ear er voîce even î ere were 40,000 peope în e sadîum..” Bo Jackson,Royas A-Sar, NFL Pro Bower, Heîsman Tropy wînner and ESPN Spors Scîence’s greaes aee o a-îme

“Hîs passîon and îs ervor and ove o baseba îs so obvîous. hîs îs îs îe, îs dedîcaîon. He brîngs an energy a îs beyond meas ure. He îs a goer, a dîgger, e ges înormaîon abou were e payers are and wo ey are. Wa sands ou o me îs îs passîon, energy, vîgor and compee, oa-body-experîence dedîcaîon o baseba. Hîs wîe, oo. You’d see Donna wî er radar gun and sopwac, ey were a rea baseba amîy. A baseba coupe. And e sî as e same passîon oday. For a guy o be workîng 60-some years wî no dîmînîsed îg în e eye or îneres or reverence or e game, every brea e akes în and ou îs abou indîng payers and keepîng e pîpeîne ied.” John Schuerholz,Aana Braves presîden and wo-îme Word Campîon genera manager wî e Braves and Kansas Cîy Royas

“ï irs me îm în 1970, because Mr. K waned o know wa kînd o prospecs e ad în e Baseba Academy. Wen you go roug e years, and you see e payers e ad conac wî, e guys e ound and sîgned, ose payers ook a Ar îke a aer igure ater a wîe. He’s been în e game so ong, and remembers everyîng abou em. You don’ ge a rom a o o peope. ha es me e dîdn’ jus sîgn guys. He ook a persona îneres în wo ey were.” Frank White,nîne-îme God Gove wînner and one o ony ree Kansas Cîy Royas wî eîr number reîred

“ï scoued agaîns Ar. We ad e same area and e was one o e veeran scous even back en a you’re compeîng agaîns and you knew Ar was aways a rea. He was one o ose guys, î you saw îm a e park you knew î woud be a bae o ge a payer. A guy scouîng as ong as e as, a’s amos unrea. He îs a we-rounded, eIcîen scou wo coud cose deas. And a’s e rîck. ï e was a e game you wen o, you knew you ad some îssues. he Bo Jackson îng dîdn’ appen by cance, you know.” Terry Ryan,wo-îme execuîve o e year and

ormer genera manager o e Mînneosa Twîns

“ï’ve known Ar sînce ï was 16 years od. He’s been wî e Royas amos sînce eîr irs day, and îs opînîon as been împoran or e eam, and e game o baseba. Wen ï înk abou Ar, ï înk o ove and passîon. he ony îng e wans o do îs make a dîference în peo pe’s îves, weer ey’re baseba payers or oerwîse. He’s aways makîng ceraîn e can do e bes e can o pu a smîe on your ace.” Ron Washington,wînnînges manager în Texas Rangers îsory and wo-îme Amerîcan League campîon

The Art of

Seven Decades Chasing Hopes and Dreams in Major League Baseball

Art Stewart with Sam Mellinger

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Dedîcaîon9 Foreword by George Bre11 Caper 1Donna Wakely and e wo grea loves of my life15 Caper 2Bo Jackson and e greaes scouing sory of my life23 Caper 3Te sorsop from El Segundo wo canged41 e Royals foreverCaper 4How rades appen53 Caper 5Bob Feller, sraw as and Peggy Move Up65 Caper 6Gun sos and bad cookies77 Caper 7he canging imes91 Caper 8You drated e player, bu can you sign im?103 Caper 9How a penom named Rick Reicard115 canged e gameCaper 10Mr. K125 Caper 11he greaes year in Royals isory153 Caper 12Inside e drat room163 Caper 13Prisons and a wife-swapper: a scouing sory181 Caper 14he greaes age in baseball’s greaes francise191 Caper 15How e Royals Academy innovaed scouing201 Caper 16Siponing gas, breaking and enering,215 and ow baseball as goen me ou of speeding ickesCaper 17So, you wan o be a scou?231 Caper 18he owners and GMs247 Caper 19Rosemary257 Caper 20Seven decades aren’ enoug261 Acknowedgemens269 Auor Bîos271

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Dedication

To Donna, my wîe o 47 years, our dauger Dawn and grandsons Davîd and Mark, and o major eague scous pas and presen.