Chasing baseball : our obsession with its history, numbers, people and places /
Deep interest in memorabilia, fantasy baseball, exhibits and the games themselves indicate the sport is surviving steroid scandals, negative publicity and the perception that the game is more nostalgia than a part of current popular culture. This book shows that while basketball and football might e...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company,
[2010]
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| Summary: | Deep interest in memorabilia, fantasy baseball, exhibits and the games themselves indicate the sport is surviving steroid scandals, negative publicity and the perception that the game is more nostalgia than a part of current popular culture. This book shows that while basketball and football might enjoy wider popularity, no sport elicits the passion that baseball does. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786442898 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786442891 (softcover : alk. paper) |