Tom Gamboa played professionally, coached, scouted, managed in the
minors and in Puerto Rico, and coached in the big leagues with the
Cubs and Royals. He even had a small part in the Academy Award
nominated Moneyball. With his insight and humor, Tom takes readers
inside the dugouts and clubhouses for all the behind the scenes
workings of a baseball team. There was the cross country traveling
he had to do on a daily basis as a national crosschecker. Winning a
number of pennants as a minor league manager as well as building a
perennial winner in Puerto Rico in the winter league. Tom was the
scout who discovered Jesse Orosco, and then later helped develop
Doug Glanville and Jose Hernandez in Puerto Rico and the Cubs
organization, giving them the mental strength to go along with
their physical tools. And before Jim ""The Rookie"" Morris made it
to the majors at age 35, Tom coached him as a 20-year-old on a
title team in the Brewers organization. And when Sammy Sosa told
Tom he wanted to fist bump him after each home run he hit, Tom
didn't think it would happen over 60 times each of the next two
seasons. Tom gets to look back at his career in full now that he
had retired after three seasons of managing the Brooklyn Cyclones
in the Mets organization.
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