Forever Blue, Michael DAntonio
Forever Blue, Michael DAntonio
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Forever Blue
The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles

Author: Michael D'Antonio

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Unabridged: 12 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/19/2009


Synopsis

Resented by some in New York and beloved in Los Angeles, O’Malley is one of the most controversial owners in the history of American sports. He remade major league baseball and altered the course of history in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles when he moved the Dodgers to California. But while many New York critics attacked him, O’Malley looked to the future, declining to argue his case. As a result, fans across the nation have been unable to stop arguing about him—until now.Using never-before-seen documents and candid interviews with O’Malley’s players, associates, and relatives, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael D’Antonio finally reveals this complex sportsman and industry pioneer. Born into Tammany Hall connections, O’Malley used political contacts to grow wealthy during the Great Depression, and then maneuvered to take control of the formerly downtrodden Dodgers. After his defeat in a war of wills with the famed power broker Robert Moses, O’Malley uprooted the borough’s team and transplanted them to Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles, O’Malley overcame opponents of his stadium and helped define the city. Other owners came to regard him as their unofficial commissioner as he worked behind the scenes to usher in the age of the players’ union and free agency.Filled with new revelations about O’Malley’s battle with Moses, his pioneering business strategies, and his relationship with Jackie Robinson, Forever Blue is a fascinating history of baseball, business, and the American West.

About Michael D'Antonio

Michael D’Antonio is the author of many acclaimed books including Atomic Harvest, Tin Cup Dreams, Mosquito, The State Boys Rebellion and Hershey. His work has appeared in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Discover and other publications. Among his many awards is the Pulitzer Prize, which he shared with a team of reporters from Newsday.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire

The writers Pete Hamill and Jack Newfield one night decided each would make a list of the three most evil people in history. When they compared the results, both lists had the same names: Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin and the former owner of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, Walter Francis O’Malley. N......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

Forever Blue was a pretty good read that brings to light some new research concerning Walter O'Malley. Probably the most interesting thread in the book is O'Malley's conflict with Robert Moses over building a new stadium for the Dodgers in Brooklyn. According to the author and his research, it is cl......more

Goodreads review by Jay

Rating - 8.1 A slow beginning quickly turns into an interesting history of the Dodgers from a business perspective (although would have preferred more descript on the seasons); Many a business lesson to be learnt Other shortcomings are an author positive bias towards O'Malley & more surface-scratching......more

RICK “SHAQ” GOLDSTEIN SAYS: “BROOKLYN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brooklyn and the Dodgers were synonymous for almost seventy years… and in some households like mine… they still are after one-hundred years. The Brooklyn Dodger......more