Expanding the strike zone : baseball in the age of free agency /

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With its iconic stars and gleaming ballparks, baseball has been one of the most captivating forms of modern popular culture. This book examines the history and meaning of the sport's tumultuous changes since the mid-twentieth century, amid Major League Baseball's growing global influence....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilbert, Daniel A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2013]
Temas:
Free agents (Sports) > United States.
Baseball players > Salaries, etc. > United States.
Baseball > Economic aspects > United States.
Agents libres (Sports) > États-Unis.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Traitements, indemnités, etc.
Base-ball > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Baseball > Economic aspects.
Baseball players > Salaries, etc.
Free agents (Sports)
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The roots of free agency : integration and expansion in the baseball world
  • A piece of property : the making and meaning of free agency in Major League Baseball
  • Two strikes : star power and solidarity in the United States and Mexico
  • On the borders of free agency : Dominican baseball and the rise of the academies
  • Constructing Ichiro's home field : Seattle, the Mariners, and the politics of location.

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