num_pages: 464
description: Arguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill—and infuriate—countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions.Arguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill—and infuriate—countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions.
language: English
title: Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame? Baseball, Cooperstown, and the Politics of Glory
titlecomplete: Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame? Baseball, Cooperstown, and the Politics of Glory
genres: Nonfiction, Baseball, History, Sports
ratings_count: 1009
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Casey Award
publisher: Free Press