The Year Without a Series : Major League Baseball and the Road to the 1994 Players' Strike by Robert C. Cottrell (2023, Trade Paperback)

Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

1476692475

9781476692470

15058371383

Robert C. Cottrell

Year Without a Series : Major League Baseball and the Road to the 1994 Players' Strike

Trade Paperback

English

Baseball / History

2023

Textbook

Sports & Recreation

265 Pages

10 in

0.5 in

7 in

16.7 Oz

2023-024574

Scholarly & Professional

1 Vol.

Gv880.2.C68 2023

"Cottrell situates this doomed strike season amid the long, winding history of the decades-long financial dance between players seeking higher compensation and career autonomy while some smaller market teams struggled to compete. ... An interesting read for baseball fans."-- Booklist, "An intriguing analysis of the 1994 players' strike... To trace the strike's deep roots, Cottrell takes his readers on a long journey back to the formation of Major League Baseball in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Cottrell's extensive research and engaging writing style result in an engrossing and straightforward narrative detailing an ugly period in Major League Baseball's history. He does not shy away from relating how both sides in the labor dispute drew ire from baseball writers and fans. This is a welcome addition to the literature on Major League Baseball ... recommended"-- Choice

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Strike 2. The Players' League 3. From the Protective Association to the Fraternity and Beyond 4. The American Baseball Guild and Jumping 5. The Major League Baseball Players Association 6. Miller Time 7. Free Agency and Arbitration 8. We're on Strike! No, You're Locked Out! 9. The Adversaries: Donald Fehr vs. Bud Selig 10. The State of the National Game 11. ­Commissioner-Less Baseball 12. It Happens Every Spring 13. The Best Player in Baseball: Barry Bonds 14. The Natural: Ken Griffey, Jr. 15. Opening Days 16. May Days 17. A June Swoon? 18. July Was the Hottest Month 19. August Showers 20. Discord Continues 21. Labor Woes and the National Pastime Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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