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" In the best interests of baseball? : "
Andrew Zimbalist.
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BL
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996912
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b751282
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| Main Entry
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Zimbalist, Andrew S.
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In the best interests of baseball? : : the revolutionary reign of Bud Selig /\ Andrew Zimbalist.
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken, N.J. :: Wiley,, ©2006.
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xiv, 250 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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0470128240
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: 0471735337
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: 9780470128244
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: 9780471735335
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Running a league -- The history of the commissioner's role -- The first commissioner: Kenesaw Mountain Landis -- The undistinguished Middle I: from Chandler to Eckert -- The undistinguished Middle II: from Kuhn to Vincent -- Bud Selig: a lifetime in preparation -- Baseball's acting commissioner, 1992-1998 -- Baseball's permanent commissioner, 1998- -- Governing baseball: assessing the past and anticipating the future.
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"Based on dozens of interviews with Selig, baseball COO Bob DuPuy, and scores of baseball insiders and interested outsiders, as well as mountains of historic baseball documents, In the Best interests of Baseball? challenges everything you think you know about the game, the Major Leagues, the players, the owners, and, most of all, the man at the helm."--Jacket.
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Selig, Bud,1934-
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Selig, Bud,1934-
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Selig, Bud.
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Baseball commissioners.
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Baseball-- Management.
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Baseball commissioners.
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Base-ball-- Aspect économique.
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Baseball-- Management.
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Base-ball-- États-Unis-- 19e siècle.
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Base-ball-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.
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Base-ball-- États-Unis.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.357092
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GV875.7.Z56 2006
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