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McCue Andy |
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Stumbling around the bases : the American league's mismanagement in the expansion eras / / Andy McCue |
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Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022] |
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©2022 |
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ISBN |
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9781496232199 |
9781496207036 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Baseball teams |
Baseball teams - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Uncooperative Partners -- 2. Starting Down the Road to Eclipse -- 3. Demographics -- 4. The Boys Club-Eight Men in a Room -- 5. The First Expansion -- 6. New Blood, Bad Blood-Ten Men at a Table -- 7. Changing the Guard -- 8. The Young Turks -- 9. The Luckiest City since Hiroshima -- 10. The Nadir -- 11. The New Guard-Twelve Men at a Table -- 12. Expansion Three -- 13. Comeback and Irrelevance -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first examination of the management of the American League and its consequences for the twentieth century. |
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