The game : inside the secret world of major league baseball's power brokers /
In the fall of 1992, America's National Pastime is in crisis and already on the path to the unthinkable, canceling a World Series for the first time in history. The owners are at war, their decades-long battle with the players has turned America against both sides and the players' growing...
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Changing of the guard (1992-1994). In Bud we trust ; A whole new world ; Inextricably linked ; Resurrection ; System failure ; For the good of the game ; Everything to lose ; Fehr strikes
- Art of the deal (1994-1996). Endgame ; Fehr's day in court ; Back to work ; New foundations ; True lies ; Dynasty ; Deal!
- Secret of success (1997-2000). Setting up shop ; Almost perfect ; Secrets ; Question of balance ; Ring for Roger ; Hope and faith ; Dollars and no sense
- Power play (2001--2003). Miller time ; More than a game ; Bud's bluff ; Trouble ahead ; New deals ; Renovations ; Tipping point ; Looking for answers ; Testing positive
- Revisionist history (2004-2007). Government intervention ; Curses ; Selig's choice ; Transfer of power ; Calling Mr. Mitchell ; Last stand ; A change in plans ; Mitchell gets his man ; Questions and answers
- Legacy (2008-2010). The more things change ; Moving on ; Road to Cooperstown.