Format:
Online-Ressource (120 p)
ISBN:
9780812231212
Content:
Kenneth Shropshire describes the franchise warfare that pits city against city in the bidding competition to capture a major league team, using interviews with major players to present an insider's perspective on the business side of professional sports.
Content:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Sports Franchise Game -- 2 Impact Studies and Other Quantitative Analyses: Inconclusive Conclusions -- 3 The Philadelphia v. Camden Story -- 4 Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco -- 5 Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 2: Oakland -- 6 The Field-of-Dreams Approach: Baltimore and Indianapolis -- 7 Washington, D.C.: Longing for the Senators -- 8 Putting the Pursuit into Perspective: The Value of Sports -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Sports Franchise Game""; ""2 Impact Studies and Other Quantitative Analyses: Inconclusive Conclusions""; ""3 The Philadelphia v. Camden Story""; ""4 Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco""; ""5 Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 2: Oakland""; ""6 The Field-of-Dreams Approach: Baltimore and Indianapolis""; ""7 Washington, D.C.: Longing for the Senators""; ""8 Putting the Pursuit into Perspective: The Value of Sports""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""
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""D""""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812209150
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812231212
Additional Edition:
Print version Sports Franchise Game : Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and Arenas
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
