146 - The Game Is Designed to Beat You Up w/ Lee Lowenfish

 Baseball writer and cultural historian Lee Lowenfish joins us this week to discuss his new book, "Baseball's Endangered Species: Inside the Craft of Scouting By Those Who Lived It." Lowenfish's book begins with Branch Rickey and the birth of the Major League Baseball farm system through the beginnings of the MLB amateur draft in 1965 to the present day with challenges brought on by analytics and reduced reliance on the personal observation and connection with young players scouts historically provided to teams. Learn more about our guest at LeeLowenfish.com.Lee Lowenfish & his book was featured in an Our Town review by Jack Ahern on April 3 (https://tinyurl.com/ourtownep146). -->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN-->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including the book featured in this episode, through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns Hooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.comHooks & Runs on TikTok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@hooksandrunsHooks & Runs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehooksandrunsCraig Estlinbaum on TwitterLink: https://twitter.com/CraigEstlinbaumAndrew Eckhoff on Tik TokLink: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestRex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)   This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2023, all rights reserved.