Baseball in crisis
Subtitle: spiraling costs, bad behavior, uncertain future
By: Frank P. Jozsa, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780786433315
Subjects: Baseball -- United States; Professional sports -- United States
Description: "Why has the national pastime fallen behind other so-called major sports? Is the trend reversible? This book addresses these important questions by identifying the most unique, persistent and substantial issues that have impaired and most likely restricted Major League Baseball's development and potential as a professional sport"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Team prices, costs, and values; title: Sports fans abandon baseball; title: Congested sports markets; title: Baseball conflicts, controversies, and scandals; title: Misallocation of franchise power; title: Reform baseball.