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Bob Costas SIGNED Fair Ball Baseball 2000 First Edition Hardcover w/GOA
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A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Located in: South Lyon, Michigan, United States
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- Modification Description
- This hardcover book is SIGNED by Bob Costas
- Signed
- Yes
- Modified Item
- Yes
- Subject
- Sports & Recreation
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780767904650
- Book Title
- Fair Ball : a Fan's Case for Baseball
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Baseball / General
- Item Weight
- 11.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Broadway Books
ISBN-10
0767904656
ISBN-13
9780767904650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1653185
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fair Ball : a Fan's Case for Baseball
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / General
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-087992
Reviews
"Costas is that rare hybrid in sportscasting with converging wit, erudition and superb communication skills." --Los Angeles Times "Costas comes out of a tradition of gentle baseball eloquence." --New York Times "He is as good a pure broadcaster as I've ever seen." --Charlie Rose "Intelligent, witty, good-natured, he is the very antithesis of the shills who dominate most sports programming." --People "With his unique ability to weave intellect into a typically anti-intellectual medium, he's the best in the business." --P.O.V.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
796.357/0973
Synopsis
From his perspective as a journalist and a true fan, Bob Costas, NBC's award-winning broadcaster, shares his unflinching views on the forces that are diminishing the appeal of major league baseball and proposes realistic changes that can be made to protect and promote the game's best interests. In this cogent--and provocative--book, Costas examines the growing financial disparities that have resulted in nearly two-thirds of the teams in major league baseball having virtually no chance of contending for the World Series. He argues that those who run baseball have missed the crucial difference between mere change and real progress. And he presents a withering critique of the positions of both the owners and players while providing insights on the wild-card system, the designated-hitter rule, and interleague play. Costas answers each problem he cites with an often innovative, always achievable strategy for restoring genuine competition and rescuing fans from the forces that have diluted the sheer joy of the game. Balanced by Costas's unbridled appreciation for what he calls the "moments of authenticity" that can still make baseball inspiring, Fair Ball offers a vision of our national pastime as it can be, a game that retains its traditional appeal while initiating thoughtful changes that will allow it to thrive into the next century.
LC Classification Number
GV880.C68 2000
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