Baseball and billions : a probing look inside the big business of our national pastime

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Baseball and billions : a probing look inside the big business of our national pastime

by Andrew Zimbalist

BasicBooks, c1994

updated editon with a new postscript by the author

  • cloth
  • paper

Available at  / 5 libraries

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-281) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

cloth ISBN 9780465006144

Description

Chronicles the evolution of the baseball business from the Civil War to today, raising important questions about ownership structure, franchise finances, the minor leagues, the teams' relationships with host cities and the media.

Table of Contents

  • Monte Ward to Marvin Miller - evolution of legal and labor relations
  • baseball's barons
  • franchise finances
  • player performances and salaries
  • the minors
  • the metropoli
  • the media
  • the future.
Volume

paper ISBN 9780465006151

Description

"A savvy analysis of the game's financial problems" (Los Angeles Times), now updated throughout and featuring a new chapter on recent controversies and upheavals in the game. Selected as one of the best books of the year by Business Week.

by "Nielsen BookData"

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