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Stadium Games : Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggles /

In Stadium Games, veteran Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Jay Weiner analyzes Minnesota's fifty-year history with pro sports and the issues contributing to the bid for a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins, along the way providing a big-picture evaluation of national sports economics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weiner, Jay, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a If you build it : Minnesota's quest to become major league -- Something to cheer for : the Met welcomes the Vikings and the Twins -- Where the sun don't shine : Calvin and Max move under the teflon sky -- I'm only human : understanding Carl Pohlad -- Off target : Norm's stars go South along with Harv and Marv's fortunes -- I gotta get me one of these : Carl's edifice complex -- Falling in love with the deal : the governor's men go to bat for Carl -- Spilling the beans : the Twins' crime of omission -- It sure looked like a loan : Carl's "contribution" hits the fan -- Holding up the Indians : Arne plays the race card -- Leaving it to Beaver : the special session fake out -- "Baseball lives if you push green" : the public calls Carl's bluff -- Resuscitating the deal : Norm and Sharon wrestle for riverfront baseball -- Building a public trust : striking a fair deal with pro sports. 
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650 7 |a HISTORY  |z United States  |x State & Local  |x General.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a TRAVEL  |x Special Interest  |x Sports.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a GAMES  |x Gambling  |x Sports.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a SPORTS & RECREATION  |x Reference.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a SPORTS & RECREATION  |x Business Aspects.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a SPORTS & RECREATION  |x History.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a SPORTS & RECREATION  |x Essays.  |2 bisacsh 
650 6 |a Concessions (Sports)  |x Aspect economique  |z Minnesota  |z Minneapolis. 
650 6 |a Stades  |x Aspect economique  |z Minnesota  |z Minneapolis. 
650 6 |a Sports professionnels  |x Aspect economique  |z Minnesota  |z Minneapolis. 
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