Enjoy a 30-minute Zoom for you and two friends from the comfort of your home with baseball legend Bobby Valentine!
Currently the Executive Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart Athletics, Bobby played in the majors for 10 years. After his playing career, he became one of the most decorated managers in baseball during the last decade of the 20th century. Bobby played for the Dodgers, San Diego Padres, California Angels, Mets and Seattle Mariners.
He made his major league managerial debut in 1985 with the Texas Rangers, earning UPI American League Manager of the Year honors in 1986 and went onto become the winningest manager in Rangers history. Valentine took over the Mets in 1996 and led the squad to back-to-back postseasons, including a 2000 World Series appearance.
Including a season at the helm of the Boston Red Sox in 2012, Valentine has 1,186 major league managerial victories under his belt. In 1994, Valentine became the first American to accept a management position in the Pacific League of Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He returned to the states after a two-year stint, but went back to lead the Marines again from 2004-09, a tenure that included a 2005 Japan Series Championship. Valentine also has experience in the broadcast booth.
He can be found on the sets of SNY, covering the New York Mets, and MLB Network, as an expert voice on the state of the game today. Valentine was part of the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball announcing team, with Orel Hershiser and Dan Shulman. He also serves as NBC’s senior baseball analyst. He has seen success in the business arena as well. Since 1980, he has owned and operated Bobby Valentine’s Sports Gallery Cafe, a sports bar located in his hometown of Stamford. In January 2014, he opened a franchise in Windsor Locks in partnership with Sportech Venues, Inc. There is also a franchise in Arlington, Texas. Valentine co-founded the Shin Taku Juko School in Japan. The University of Southern California Business School has created a curriculum for Shin Taku Juko, which teaches values to parents and their children. The school also offers a stay-abroad program for children who lost their parents in the tsunami that devastated Japan.
In 2010, Valentine started the production company, Makuhari Media, with producing partner Andrew J. Muscato. The company produces sports-themed documentaries. Recent productions include Schooled: The Price of College Sports, Branca’s Pitch and Ballplayer: Pelotero. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Steel Sports and is the owner of the Bobby Valentine Sports Academy.
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to chat with the outstanding Bobby Valentine!