{"product_id":"baseball-a-history-of-americas-game-paperback-softback-9780252088803","title":"Baseball; A HIstory of America's Game (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252088803","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBaseball\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA HIstory of America's Game\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBenjamin G. Rader (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252088803\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 34 black \u0026amp; white photographs, 15 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“The best single-volume history of the sport. Tackles the business and organizational evolution of the professional game, while not losing sight of how it was played on the field.”--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e “\u003ci\u003eBaseball\u003c\/i\u003e reflects Rader's firm grasp of the best and latest scholarship and his insightful understanding of American sport history.”--\u003ci\u003eSporting News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Analytics, technology, and the most ambitious rewrite of the rulebook in fifty years have reshaped baseball. Benjamin G. Rader’s account of the American pastime moves from diamonds scratched out of commons and corn fields to the multimedia theme parks doubling as today’s baseball stadiums. The fifth edition follows the long arc of the game’s history into the third decade of the twenty-first century, an era rich in innovation but even richer from revenue streams undreamt-of by the plutocrats of old. Rader brings readers up to date with looks at the Astros cheating scandal, on-the-field changes from power pitchers to ghost runners, data-driven player development and career rebirth, and the one-of-a-kind Shohei Ohtani. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Engrossing and complete, \u003ci\u003eBaseball,\u003c\/i\u003e Fifth Edition, offers a comprehensive tour of the game and its place within American society and culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface ix \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments xi \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction 1 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Fraternity and Its Game 5 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Commercial Spectacle 19 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The First Professional Teams 30 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The First Professional Leagues 42 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Players’ Revolt 60 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Great Baseball War 78 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Baseball’s Coming of Age 91 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Big Fix 109 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Age of Ruth 123 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Age of Dynasties 136 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Baseball’s Great Experiment 155 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Last Days of the Old Game 171 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Baseball in Trouble 188 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Empowerment of the Players 204 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Demise of Dynasties 221 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Steroid Era 238 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Baseball’s New Order 261 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Baseball by the Numbers 277 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliographical Essay 295 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index 305 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681534865688,"sku":"9780252088803","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/baseball-a-history-of-americas-game-paperback-softback-9780252088803","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}