The arm : inside the billion-dollar mystery of the most valuable commodity in sports /

"Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers five times more than the salary of every NFL quarterback combined. Pitchers are the game's lifeblood. Their import is exceeded only by their fragility. One tiny band of tissue in the elbow, the ulnar collateral li...

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Main Author: Passan, Jeff (Author)
Other Authors: Pierce, Kevin (Narrator)
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: [Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : Harper Audio, [2016]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary:"Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers five times more than the salary of every NFL quarterback combined. Pitchers are the game's lifeblood. Their import is exceeded only by their fragility. One tiny band of tissue in the elbow, the ulnar collateral ligament, is snapping at unprecedented rates, leaving current big-league players vulnerable and the coming generation of baseball-playing children dreading the three scariest words in the sport: Tommy John surgery. The Arm is essential reading for everyone who loves the game, wants to keep their children healthy, or relishes a look into how a large, complex institution can fail so spectacularly." -- Amazon.com.
Item Description:Title from container.
Physical Description:10 audio discs (12 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:12:00:00
ISBN:9781504696999
1504696999
9780062469533
0062469533