Change Up

In the spirit of Moneyball the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays offers cutting insights on baseballBuck Martinez has been in and around professional baseball for nearly fifty years as a player manager and broadcaster. Having witnessed enormous change in the game he loves seeing it morph from a grassroots pastime into a big business he recognizes that not every change has been for the better. Todays fans struggle to connect to their on-field heroes as loyalty to club and player wavers and free agency constantly changes the face of every teams roster Change Up Martinez isnt shy with his opinions and offers his unique insights into how Major League Baseball might reconnect with its fan base how the clubs might train and prepare their players for their time in The Show and how players might approach the sport in a time of sagging interestparing the style of play and preparation that made the all-time greats he played withincluding George Brett Reggie Jackson and Dave Stiebthe best at their respective positions to how todays players are managed at all levels he explains why baseball needs to return to its roots in order to win back its fans.As the play-by-play announcer for the Blue Jays throughout their incredible run in 2015 Martinez shares his insights into how the Jays became Canadas team again more than twenty years after their last World Series win.