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Subject
Sports
ISBN
9780767904650
EAN
9780767904650
Book Title
Fair Ball : a Fan's Case for Baseball
Item Length
8.5in
Publisher
Broadway Books
Publication Year
2000
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Bob Costas
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Topic
Baseball / General
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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From his perspective as a journalist and a true fan, Bob Costas, NBC's award-winning broadcaster, shares his unflinching views on the forces that are diminishing the appeal of major league baseball and proposes realistic changes that can be made to protect and promote the game's best interests. In this cogent--and provocative--book, Costas examines the growing financial disparities that have resulted in nearly two-thirds of the teams in major league baseball having virtually no chance of contending for the World Series. He argues that those who run baseball have missed the crucial difference between mere change and real progress. And he presents a withering critique of the positions of both the owners and players while providing insights on the wild-card system, the designated-hitter rule, and interleague play. Costas answers each problem he cites with an often innovative, always achievable strategy for restoring genuine competition and rescuing fans from the forces that have diluted the sheer joy of the game. Balanced by Costas's unbridled appreciation for what he calls the "moments of authenticity" that can still make baseball inspiring, Fair Ball offers a vision of our national pastime as it can be, a game that retains its traditional appeal while initiating thoughtful changes that will allow it to thrive into the next century.

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Publisher
Broadway Books
ISBN-10
0767904656
ISBN-13
9780767904650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1653185

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Book Title
Fair Ball : a Fan's Case for Baseball
Author
Bob Costas
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / General
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz

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Gv880.C68 2000
Reviews
"Costas is that rare hybrid in sportscasting with converging wit, erudition and superb communication skills." --Los Angeles Times "Costas comes out of a tradition of gentle baseball eloquence." --New York Times "He is as good a pure broadcaster as I've ever seen." --Charlie Rose "Intelligent, witty, good-natured, he is the very antithesis of the shills who dominate most sports programming." --People "With his unique ability to weave intellect into a typically anti-intellectual medium, he's the best in the business." --P.O.V.
Copyright Date
2000
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
99-087992
Dewey Decimal
796.357/0973
Dewey Edition
21

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  • by purplechiguy
    Jun 08, 2006

    All fans (and players and owners) should read this!

    Bob Costas' first book is an analysis of the systems of baseball. Systems include financial, records, rules, alignment, and traditions. He talks about the history of all of these subjects, tells why there is a problem, and then presents sensible and thoughtful ideas to improve them. I just wish that the top brass in baseball would read this, and I just wish that I could see their reactions!

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