Big league, big time
Subtitle: the birth of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the billion-dollar business of sports, and the power of the media in America
By: Len Sherman.
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: Arizona Diamondbacks (Baseball team); Bank One Ballpark (Phoenix, Ariz.) -- History.; Baseball -- Arizona -- History.; Baseball fields -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History.
Description: "In the first book ever to chronicle the birth of a major-league baseball franchise from conception to Opening Day, Big League, Big Time takes you inside the Diamondbacks dugout - and their corporate suite - to examine the billion-dollar business of baseball and its enormous impact on our culture.".

"Complete with profiles of new Diamondbacks players from Travis Lee to perennial all-star Matt Williams, an exclusive inside-the-war-room look at the expansion draft, a dissection of the media's role in the global growth of the sports industry, and insights into the promotional blitz from spring training to opening day, Big League, Big Time is a rare glimpse into the politics, business, and promise of baseball."--BOOK JACKET.