Taking a tack opposite to the one he took during his catching career, he impressed the scientists he met and his fellow agents with his baseball acumen.
We're proud of his baseball acumen: his grasp of the game is quite extensive.
Now if you care to add Henderson, Clark, Winfield, etc., you get a good read on Steinbrenner's baseball acumen.
McIlvaine, who possesses the baseball acumen that his predecessor, Al Harazin, lacked, promised change - not a complete restructuring, but calculated and considerable change.
But for all of his baseball acumen, Manuel has not been able to secure another job as a manager.
Valentine's baseball acumen has never been doubted, and once Rickey Henderson was released, the only player who publicly criticized him this season was Bobby M. Jones.
It seems improbable that Valentine lost his marbles, or at least his baseball acumen, in that short span of time.
Many fans decided to have a love-hate relationship with Méndez, praising his business smarts and baseball acumen while hating him personally.
Sheffield showed his baseball acumen by waiting until Lee whipped the ball to first on a grounder before dashing to third.
Veeck liked Stengel as a character, but also respected his baseball acumen when many thought he was a clown.