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Summary: An interesting and candid look at the Dodgers
Review: Anyone who is a Dodger fan (or was a Dodger fan until the bumbling Fox regime got their grubby hands on the team) will find this book to be an interesting and candid look at three decades of Dodger baseball. Claire's book is great because it lets you know what made the Dodgers win with class (a front office under Walter O'Malley all pulling in the same direction), and what recently made the Dodgers a sad laughingstock (a Fox TV exec making a terrible trade to finalize a cable TV deal). And the best part about the whole book is that Claire isn't out to glorify himself or grind an axe towards the Fox people --- he simply tells his story like it was at Dodger Stadium.
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Summary: A journey back 30 years in Dodger history
Review: As a baseball fan, I found Fred Claire''s book very enlightening. As a Dodger fan, I found this book a must read! His tenture as Dodgers GM as well as working his way up the storied organization's ladder, was a thriiling ride and I highly recommend this book to baseball and sports fans alike. Fred touches on the ever changing world of major league baseball and how a family run business gave way to corporate ownership. A classy man and a classy story about his dealings with the O'Malley family as well as dealing with sports agents and the players themselves. A man of intregrity, Fred's book shows us how difficult it was dealing with the transfer of a family run business to corporate ownership. It also brings full circle the last 30 years of Dodger history. I absolutely loved it!
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Summary: Memories, Memories
Review: For those Dodger fans that attended games at Dodger Stadium during the period Fred recollects, it is a poignant reminder of the family tradition that slipped into history when Fox purchased the team. What a pleasure it was to have Fred revive those memories! A particular must read for those who have attended the Dodger Adult baseball camp.
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Summary: Fred Claire, Class Individual
Review: Fred Claire is a class individual who was treated in a very unclassy manner by the powers that were in the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership.In "My 30 Years In Dodger Blue" Fred does not attempt to mask his hurt and disappointment, but that is far overshadowed by the insight he provides the reader into the goings-on in baseball's top management, as well as a peek into the interpersonal relationships of some of the game's biggest names. Fred Claire started his Dodger career as a rookie publicity man and rose to become General Manager. He addresses that climb with uncommon candor, pointing out his failures as well as successes, but the bottom line is that he helped put together a team that won the World Series in 1988.
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Summary: NEVER A DAY SO BLUE
Review: Fred Claire lays down the honest truth about the saddest days in Dodger History, the day Fox took over. This is a must for any Dodger fan. Filled with incredable stories and perspectives that only an insider could share. Never again will there be a team like the family owned Dodgers, never again will there be a chance to truely know about the worlds greatest baseball franchise team as it is written from an honest perspective in this book. I GOT MINE AUTOGRAPHED FROM FRED WHEN PURCHASED THROUGH E-BAY !!
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Summary: Solid, candid facts..
Review: Fred Claire writes in detail and is very candid about what went on for 30 years behind the scenes of a successful professional baseball organization. If you want to learn more about a storied baseball franchise, this is an excellent book. It was also very interesting from a business perspective. Fred's point of view and the way he takes responsibility for all of his decisions is refreshing. This is a must read for the sports fan, the business person or anyone else who likes to learn from people who have done it the right way.
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Summary: Fred Claire Shares His Incredible Story
Review: Fred Claire's autobiography "My 30 Years in Dodger Blue" fits so perfectly among my sports collection because it covers every important phase of Major League baseball in Los Angeles in the earliest days of my sports writing experience. In recent years, I wondered whether or not being a "true blue" baseball fan was worth all of the frustrations down through the years but I can honestly say that Fred's book gives me a greater sense of pride that I have always been a Dodger fan.
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Summary: True Blue
Review: Fred Claire's autobiography "My 30 Years in Dodger Blue" fits so perfectly among my sports collection because it covers every important phase of Major League baseball in Los Angeles in the earliest days of my sports writing experience. In recent years, I wondered whether or not being a "true blue" baseball fan was worth all of the frustrations down through the years but I can honestly say that Fred's book gives me a greater sense of pride that I have always been a Dodger fan.
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Summary: True Blue
Review: Fred Claire's autobiography "My 30 Years in Dodger Blue" fits so perfectly among my sports collection because it covers every important phase of Major League baseball in Los Angeles in the earliest days of my sports writing experience. In recent years, I wondered whether or not being a "true blue" baseball fan was worth all of the frustrations down through the years but I can honestly say that Fred's book gives me a greater sense of pride that I have always been a Dodger fan.
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Summary: Must Read for Baseball Fans
Review: I had the privilege of working in the Dodger organization for 12 years, all during Fred Claire's reign. This book was so very interesting. I recall Fred Claire as very focused, just as he illustrates in the book. I could not put the book down and have actually read it cover to cover twice in the month since purchase. If you like baseball, and especially if you like the Dodgers, BUY THIS BOOK!
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