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The Baseball Business; Pursuing Pennants and Profits in Baltimore
de Miller, James Edward
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0807818763
- ISBN 13
- 9780807818763
- Librería
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. x, [2], 382, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. James Edward Miller is adjunct professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and chair of Western European Studies at the Foreign Service Institute. Mr. Miller has worked for the National Archives, Washington, DC as a specialist in contemporary affairs records, 1973-80; worked for the U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC,as a historian specializing in southern Europe, 1980 and as a country analyst for Italy at bureau of intelligence and research, he has been an instructor in U.S. diplomatic history and history of the Foreign Service since 1985 and chairman of Italy and Greek-Cyprus advanced area studies seminar. Major league baseball is more than pitching, defense, and three-run homers. It is a big business. In recent years at least as much fan interest has focused on the off-the-field activities of players and owners as on the games themselves. James Miller's The Baseball Business identifies the issues that have come to the fore during the commercialization of baseball since the 1950s: *the changing relationship between the major and minor leagues; *the evolution of one club's management from community to single ownership; *increasingly complex and costly labor relations, especially free agency; *the peculiar relationship of for-profit sports teams with local governments, especially the construction of public stadiums with tax dollars; and *racial discrimination. St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck's 1953 decision to move his franchise to Baltimore was one of the first significant responses by major league baseball to the difficulties it faced in the years after World War II, and the move ushered in an era of franchise shifts and expansion. The new Orioles franchise went on to build a highly successful farm system at a time when minor league baseball was undergoing a series of fundamental changes and to capture the American League pennant four times between 1966 and 1971. In the 1970s the club lost key players as a result of the introduction of "free agency." Later, the Orioles made large and disastrous investments in free agent players in an effort to remain competitive. The ties between the Orioles and Baltimore's political and business elites have always been close, and the effort to attract and maintain major league baseball has been a critical part of the city's effort to refurbish its image and attract new industries. The nearly twenty-year debate over replacing Memorial Stadium with a more modern facility is a case study in the thorny relationship between sports businesses and state and local governments. The Baseball Business is a history of the Baltimore franchise, not just the team. While Miller amply recounts the on-the-field exploits and achievements that have made the Orioles one of baseball's premier clubs, his focus is what happened in the farm system and the front office to make those achievements possible. Armed with a rich historical perspective gained from extensive research in Orioles records and the sporting press, Miller provides an invaluable analysis of the issues facing the sport of baseball. The Baseball Business will be essential reading for all fans who want to understand the business of pursuing not only pennants but also profits.
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- Ground Zero Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 84467
- Título
- The Baseball Business; Pursuing Pennants and Profits in Baltimore
- Autor
- Miller, James Edward
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Printing [Stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0807818763
- ISBN 13
- 9780807818763
- Editorial
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Chapel Hill
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990
- Palabras clave
- Edward Bennett Williams, Baltimore Orioles, Bill Veeck, Free Agents, Frank Cashen, Harry Dalton, Jerold Hoffberger, Bowie Kuhn, Lee MacPhail, Major League Baseball, Memorial Stadium, Henry Peters, Brooks Robinson
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