Book description
"The season's best book so far." The Boston Globe Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig faced tremendous opposition when he became acting commissioner of baseball. A longtime critic and observer of Selig, Andrew Zimbalist takes a balanced, insightful look at the governance of baseball before and during Selig's tumultuous reign, revealing…
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1 author picked In the Best Interests of Baseball? as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Bud Selig was complete personality contrast with other successful sports league commissioners, such as the NBA’s David Stern or the NFL’s Pete Rozelle.
I love how Zimbalist demonstrates how Selig was incredibly successful for HIS league and HIS time by patiently overcoming owner objections to get them to act in the best interests of the entire league. I found it to be a perfect complement in the specific realm of sports to Trebilcock’s general work on overcoming parochial opposition to good initiatives.
From Stephen's list on books to provoke intelligent thought about the sports business.
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