Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball from Itself - Michael Shapiro - Livros - St. Martin's Griffin - 9780805092363 - 27 de abril de 2010
Caso a capa e o título não sejam correspondentes, considere o título como correto

Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball from Itself First edition

Michael Shapiro

Preço
R$ 156,77

Item sob encomenda (no estoque do fornecedor)

Data prevista de entrega 29 de mai - 9 de jun
Adicione à sua lista de desejos do iMusic

Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball from Itself First edition

"A fascinating look at an almost forgotten era . . . One of the best baseball books of recent seasons." ?Cleveland Plain Dealer

In Bottom of the Ninth, Michael Shapiro brings to life a watershed moment in baseball history, when baseball was under seige in the late 1950s. He reveals how the legendary executive Branch Rickey saw the game's salvation in two radical ideas: the creation of a third major league?the Continental League?and the pooling of television revenues for the benefit of all. And Shapiro captures the audacity of Casey Stengel, the manager of the Yankees, who believed that he could remake how baseball was played.

The story of their ingenious schemes?and of the powerful men who tried to thwart them?is interwoven with the on-field drama of pennant races and clutch performances, culminating in the stunning climax of the seventh game of the 1960 World Series, when one swing of the bat heralds baseball's eclipse as America's number-one sport. 

Mídia Livros     Paperback Book   (Livro de capa flexível e brochura)
Lançado 27 de abril de 2010
ISBN13 9780805092363
Editoras St. Martin's Griffin
Páginas 320
Dimensões 140 × 200 × 20 mm   ·   385 g
Idioma English  

Mostrar tudo

Mais por Michael Shapiro