Center Field Shot
Subtitle: A History of Baseball on Television
Publisher: Bison Books; University of Nebraska Press
Published: June 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780803248250
Subjects: Baseball; Television; Sports & Recreation; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Sports; Baseball - History; Journalism; Television - History & Criticism; Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History
Description: Center Field Shot traces a sometimes contentious but mutually beneficial relationship from the first televised game in 1939 to the new era of Internet broadcasts, satellite radio, and high-definition tv, considered from the perspective of businessmen collecting merchandising fees and advertising rights, franchise owners with ever more money to spend on talent, and broadcasters trying to present a game long considered "unfriendly" to television. Ultimately the association of baseball with television emerges as a reflection of - perhaps even a central feature of - American culture at large.