- Gebundene Ausgabe: 336 Seiten
- Verlag: University of Illinois Press (August 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0252027523
- ISBN-13: 978-0252027529
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,5 x 16,1 x 2,6 cm
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By the time this review is published, the 2002 major-league baseball season may have ended prematurely, the victim of a labor dispute between millionaire players and billionaire owners. Korr puts labor issues and baseball in perspective with this history of the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1960 to 1981, when the union succeeded in overturning the century-old "reserve" clause, which bound a player to his original team for life. The reserve system had worked well for owners, keeping the minimum salary to seven thousand dollars in 1966, and giving players virtually no bargaining power. Enter former steelworkers union man Marvin Miller, who, over the next decade and a half, challenged the reserve clause in the courts and in the equally important venue of public opinion. Korr tells the story of these tumultuous years vividly, helped along by interviews with most of the principals. An insightful foreword by broadcaster Bob Costas provides additional context. An engagingly written, carefully researched study of the forces that have shaped the National Pastime into the game it has become today. Wes Lukowsky
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Korr carefully explores labor-management dealings involving major league players and team owners during a crucial two-decade imbalance. The author sketches the stark imbalance that existed in that relationship until the 1960s, when Judge Robert Cannon and Marvin Miller came to represent the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). Cannon deferred to baseball moguls, as players like Robin Roberts and Jim Bunning courageously battled for such elementary rights as improved bullpens and toilet facilities and better lighting for night contests. Miller's appointment as the MLBPA's full-time executive director in 1966 proved crucial, but Korr (West Ham United: The Making of a Football Club) challenges many assumptions about the labor leader. Rather than manipulating the players, Miller frequently felt compelled to respond to their greater militancy. Notwithstanding embittered attacks by sportswriters and owners alike, Miller generally remained calm and thoughtful, even prescient at times. Korr discusses how first Curt Flood and then Ted Simmons, Andy Messersmith, and Dave McNally challenged the owners' contractual leverage, which eventually led to free agency. A lengthy strike in 1981 proved the union's toughest test but kept its winning streak intact. For general libraries. [With another work stoppage a strong possibility, this book may circulate well among fans. Ed.] R.C. Cottrell, California State Univ., Chic.
- R.C. Cottrell, California State Univ., Chico
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
- R.C. Cottrell, California State Univ., Chico
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Fascinating & Informative
30. Juli 2003
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Baseball Almanac ... nearly exclusively refers to this guide as a source to assist others who have questions about the Players Union. Worth it to any baseball fan interested in learning more about the history of the Baseball Players Association and their conflicts with Major League Baseball.
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Sleep Please
19. Juli 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This one caused me some trouble. I guess it was hard to read since I had found out so much about the Player's Union in other books. It was interesting to find out exactly what happened, but it was too much in the end and I really just did not care anymore. I fell asleep sometimes and missed sections, but if you are into this sort of thing, I would say go for it.
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