Baseball : A HIstory of America's Game

Name: Baseball : A HIstory of America's Game
Brand: University of Illinois Press

University of Illinois Press

BaseballA HIstory of America's Game\nAuthor(s): Benjamin G. Rader\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252088803, 978-0252088803\nSynopsis\nAnalytics, technology, and the most ambitious rewrite of the rulebook in fifty years have reshaped baseball. Benjamin G. Raders account of the American pastime moves from diamonds scratched out of commons and corn fields to the multimedia theme parks doubling as todays baseball stadiums. The fifth edition follows the long arc of the games history into the third decade of the twenty-first century, an era rich in innovation but even richer from revenue streams undreamt-of by the plutocrats of old. Rader brings readers up to date with looks at the Astros cheating scandal, on-the-field changes from power pitchers to ghost runners, data-driven player development and career rebirth, and the one-of-a-kind Shohei Ohtani. \n\n Engrossing and complete, Baseball, Fift.