"The season's best book so far." The Boston Globe Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig faced tremendous opposition when he became acting commissioner of baseball. A longtime critic and observer of Selig, Andrew Zimbalist takes a balanced, insightful look at the governance of baseball before and during Selig's tumultuous reign, revealing how Selig redefined the commissioner's role and shepherded the transformation of baseball into a business. He explores how Selig brought the owners together as partners, analyzes the fairness and effectiveness of revenue sharing, and examines whether the best interests of the sport have been served. In the process, Zimbalist elucidates what makes the baseball industry tick and what challenges lie ahead. Andrew Zimbalist (Northampton, MA) is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College. An award-winning writer, media commentator, and consultant in the sports industry, Zimbalist has worked with players' unions, cities, owners, and leagues.
- ISBN10 0471735337
- ISBN13 9780471735335
- Publish Date 1 March 2006 (first published 10 February 2006)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 1 July 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English