Bobby Valentine & his Manager strategy from Rangers, Japan, Mets & Red Sox

Bobby V tell  us his stories from his book, Valentine’s
Way

Transition from Player to Manager

Roving instructor in Minor Leagues to coaching 3rd base on NY
Mets

Texas Rangers bringing in Analytics

Bringing in Tom Howe as Strength & Conditioning coach for
Rangers

Introducing Pitch Count as a tool to Extend Nolan Ryan’s
career 

Goose Gossage from Plant City

Working with Steve Buechelle & Tom Grieve

Bobby V works to build a new stadium for Texas

Teams needing a new stadium used Tampa as a tease to where
they may move

1st non-Japanese person to manage a team in Japan w/ Chiba
Lotte Marines

Managed the New York Mets for 7 years

Now advising the GM for the LA Angels seeing Mike Trout &
Shohei Ohtani everyday

Left Japan for Mets offer. The offer was not as initially
advertised

Bobby’s journeys with Mentor & Friend, Tommy Lasorda with
travels from Ogden Utah, Spokane, Dominican Republic, Santa
Domingo, Venezuela & Caracas

Tommy Lasorda joins Bobby V at the All-Star game & avoids
collision with the bat of Vladimir Guerrero Sr. 

Giants Defensive End & Hall of Famer, Andrew Robustelli
introduces Bobby to Tom Landry

“Make sure your coaches speak your language” - advice from
Tom Landry to keep your lines of communication open with your
coaching staff. 

Japan ritual after winning - hoist manager into the air 3x as
symbol of trust and being together.

100 Fenway - Boston brought in to weed out the weak, clean up
the mess, chicken & beer & dissension. 

Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart University

Now active with the Los Angeles Angels

Passion is what you want to follow - What you are good as it
what you should pursue.



Baseball sports book,  Valentine’s Way by Bobby Valentine
is available in hardback & Kindle formats
https://www.amazon.com/Valentines-Way-Adventurous-Life-Times/dp/1637580940/ref=monarch_sidesheet 


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