{"product_id":"a-well-paid-slave-curt-floods-fight-for-free-agency-in-professional-sports-paperback","title":"A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrad Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"captivating\"* look at how center fielder Curt Flood's refusal to accept a trade changed Major League Baseball forever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced by the civil rights movement, Flood chose to sue Major League Baseball for his freedom. His case reached the Supreme Court, where Flood ultimately lost. But by challenging the system, he created an atmosphere in which, just three years later, free agency became a reality. Flood's decision cost him his career, but as this dramatic chronicle makes clear, his influence on sports history puts him in a league with Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous book, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Shadow of the Senators\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Robert Peterson Recognition Award from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and was a finalist for SABR's Seymour Medal, Spitball Magazine's Casey Award, and Elysian Fields Quarterly's Dave Moore Award. He is a graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.18 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755460624672,"sku":"9780452288911","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75e391fb974943afab37ed54a409e268.webp?v=1780059407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-well-paid-slave-curt-floods-fight-for-free-agency-in-professional-sports-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}