Bobby V tell us his stories from his book, Valentine’s WayTransition from Player to ManagerRoving instructor in Minor Leagues to coaching 3rd base on NY MetsTexas Rangers bringing in AnalyticsBringing in Tom Howe as Strength & Conditioning coach for RangersIntroducing Pitch Count as a tool to Extend Nolan Ryan’s career Goose Gossage from Plant CityWorking with Steve Buechelle & Tom GrieveBobby V works to build a new stadium for TexasTeams needing a new stadium used Tampa as a tease to where they may move1st non-Japanese person to manage a team in Japan w/ Chiba Lotte MarinesManaged the New York Mets for 7 yearsNow advising the GM for the LA Angels seeing Mike Trout & Shohei Ohtani everydayLeft Japan for Mets offer. The offer was not as initially advertisedBobby’s journeys with Mentor & Friend, Tommy Lasorda with travels from Ogden Utah, Spokane, Dominican Republic, Santa Domingo, Venezuela & CaracasTommy 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 UniversityNow active with the Los Angeles AngelsPassion 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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