Fair Ball
A Fan's Case for Baseball
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Fair Ball
Narrated by:
Bob Costas
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Bob Costas
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Bob Costas
About this listen
In this cogent--and provocative--book, Costas examines the growing financial disparities that have resulted in nearly two-thirds of the teams in Major League Baseball having virtually no chance of contending for the World Series. He argues that those who run baseball have missed the crucial difference between mere change and real progress. And he presents a withering critique of the positions of both the owners and players while providing insights on the wild-card system, the designated-hitter rule, and interleague play. Costas answers each problem he cites with an achievable strategy for restoring genuine competition and rescuing fans from the forces that have diluted the sheer joy of the game.
Balanced by Costas's unbridled appreciation for what he calls the "moments of authenticity" that can still make baseball inspiring, Fair Ball offers a vision of our national pastime as it can be, a game that retains its traditional appeal while initiating meaningful changes that will allow it to thrive into the next century.©2000 Bob Costas; (P)2000 Random House, Inc.
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Critic reviews
"Costas is that rare hybrid in sportscasting with converging wit, erudition and superb communication skills."
--Los Angeles Times
"Costas comes out of a tradition of gentle baseball eloquence."
--New York Times
"He is as good a pure broadcaster as I've ever seen."
--Charlie Rose
"Intelligent, witty, good-natured, he is the very antithesis of the shills who dominate most sports programming."
--People
"With his unique ability to weave intellect into a typically anti-intellectual medium, he's the best in the business."
--P.O.V.
--Los Angeles Times
"Costas comes out of a tradition of gentle baseball eloquence."
--New York Times
"He is as good a pure broadcaster as I've ever seen."
--Charlie Rose
"Intelligent, witty, good-natured, he is the very antithesis of the shills who dominate most sports programming."
--People
"With his unique ability to weave intellect into a typically anti-intellectual medium, he's the best in the business."
--P.O.V.
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