Going, Going, Gone!: The Art of the Trade in Major League Baseball
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (959 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 158979334X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"ok book but title is deceptive" according to lindapanzo. There's some interesting information in this book about the business side of baseball but this book is misnamed. The subheading says it's about the art of the trade in baseball but it's not.Trades actually make up only a small part of the book. There's more general information about free agency and arbitration than there is about trades. I realize that the. Simple Approach Everyone knows about the Ruth trade and Milt for Frank in 1965. What Fran does is touch on all the significant events of the history of the trade and the much hated reserve clause which tied players to a certain team for generations.Curt Flood, Babe Ruth, and all the other big names are in here but without all the technical details. And some of the inner w
Fran Zimniuch takes an in-depth look at trading throughout the years, profiling many of infamous players who teams regrettably traded and getting insiders' perspectives from the general managers and the players themselves. This was before the end of the reserve clause and the advent of arbitration, free agency, gargantuan salaries, and no-trade contracts. With a foreword by former general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Fred Claire, Going, Going, Gone is a must-read for baseball fans.. Early in the history of America's favorite pastime, trading baseball players was almost as easy as trading baseball cards
I loved it! (Bill Giles, Chairman of the Philadelphia Phillies, Honorary President of the National League and author of Pouring Six Beers at a Time: A)A must read for all baseball fans! Fran Zimniuch captures the fascinating journey of America's game and history of the baseball trade before free agency and blockbuster deals. The book also delves into the feelings of players after they were traded. (Elissa Walker Campbell, Radio host of the Big E Sports Show on Fox Sports Radio). Pull up a chair, and let Fran help you travel down memory lane on a road where baseball trades are brought to life. Going, Going, Gone is a definitive look at the evolution of the trade and provides remarkable insight about our national pastime. He takes a revealing look at some of the games' biggest transactionsthe good and the bad, yesterday and today. Fran Zimniuch