{"product_id":"final-innings-a-documentary-history-of-baseball-1972-2008-paperback","title":"Final Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1972-2008 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDean A. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eFinal Innings\u003c\/em\u003e Dean Sullivan concludes his four-volume documentary history of baseball, whose three earlier volumes have been called \"a broad array of illuminating and often unexpected materials\" (\u003cem\u003eSports Collectors Digest\u003c\/em\u003e), \"an invaluable reference tool\" (\u003cem\u003eNewark Star-Ledger\u003c\/em\u003e), and a \"fascinating collection\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), in which \"ancient myths are shattered and new facts are uncovered\" (\u003cem\u003eUSA Today Baseball Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e). Culling the most pertinent, newsworthy, and just plain curious stories from newspapers and periodicals, and putting each into context, Sullivan constructs an informative and entertaining account of Major League baseball from 1972 through 2008. The 105 essays cover key topics such as George Steinbrenner's purchase of the Yankees, the first free-agent draft, the coming of lights to Wrigley Field, the cancellation of the World Series in 1994, and the BALCO steroid probe. They also bring to light lesser-known gems like the rise of sabermetrics and the federal injunction against team owners in 1995. Offering a you-are-there view of the events that made baseball into the game we know today, this book gives readers a chance to go back and experience baseball's recent history as it happened and was reported by many of the game's finest writers and most prominent voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean A. Sullivan is the editor of \u003cem\u003eEarly Innings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiddle Innings\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLate Innings\u003c\/em\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean A. Sullivan is the editor of \u003ci\u003eEarly Innings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiddle Innings\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLate Innings\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761359716640,"sku":"9780803259652","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e38f1b048ae003ded2bddfb9c464c84f.webp?v=1780205481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/final-innings-a-documentary-history-of-baseball-1972-2008-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}