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Author : Donald Honig
Release : 1989
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 227/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis National League Most Valuable Players by : Donald Honig
Download or read book National League Most Valuable Players written by Donald Honig. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Vecsey
Release : 1966
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 858/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Baseball's Most Valuable Players by : George Vecsey
Download or read book Baseball's Most Valuable Players written by George Vecsey. This book was released on 1966. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willie Mays, Frank Frisch, Jo DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Lou Boudreau, Ted Williams, Jim Konstanty, Yogi Berra, Ernie Banks, Mickey Mantle, Maury Wills, Ken Boyer, Zolio Versalles.
Author : Robert B. Ross
Release : 2016-04-01
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 411/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Great Baseball Revolt by : Robert B. Ross
Download or read book The Great Baseball Revolt written by Robert B. Ross. This book was released on 2016-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Players League, formed in 1890, was a short-lived professional baseball league controlled and owned in part by the players themselves, a response to the National League’s salary cap and “reserve rule,” which bound players for life to one particular team. Led by John Montgomery Ward, the Players League was a star-studded group that included most of the best players of the National League, who bolted not only to gain control of their wages but also to share ownership of the teams. Lasting only a year, the league impacted both the professional sports and the labor politics of athletes and nonathletes alike. The Great Baseball Revolt is a historic overview of the rise and fall of the Players League, which fielded teams in Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Though it marketed itself as a working-class league, the players were underfunded and had to turn to wealthy capitalists for much of their startup costs, including the new ballparks. It was in this context that the league intersected with the organized labor movement, and in many ways challenged by organized labor to be by and for the people. In its only season, the Players League outdrew the National League in fan attendance. But when the National League overinflated its numbers and profits, the Players League backers pulled out. The Great Baseball Revolt brings to life a compelling cast of characters and a mostly forgotten but important time in professional sports when labor politics affected both athletes and nonathletes. Purchase the audio edition.
Author : Jeremy Lehrman
Release : 2016-10-04
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 75X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Baseball's Most Baffling MVP Ballots by : Jeremy Lehrman
Download or read book Baseball's Most Baffling MVP Ballots written by Jeremy Lehrman. This book was released on 2016-10-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its colorful beginnings more than a century ago, baseball's annual Most Valuable Player Award has become the most prestigious (and contentious) individual honor in the sport. No accolade means more to players, fans or the media. No other award can claim a voting history so rich in alleged snubs, grudges, conspiracies and incompetence. Examining the most controversial ballots, this book attempts to settle some arguments and answer some compelling questions: Which of the so-called "worst MVPs" holds up to modern statistical analysis? Who cast the single worst vote in MVP history? Does racial bias influence the vote? Who really deserved the award in a given year?
