Clearing the Bases Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball

Name: Clearing the Bases Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball
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ISBN: 9780060855000

ISBN-10: 0060855002

ISBN-13: 9780060855000

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Authors: Mike Schmidt, Glen Waggoner

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Clearing the Bases is a much-needed call to arms by one of baseball's most respected players. Drawing on his experiences as a third baseman, a manager, and, most recently, a fan, Mike Schmidt takes on everything from skyrocketing payrolls, callous owners, and unapproachable players to inflated statistics, and, of course, ersatz home run kings. But Schmidt's book goes beyond the Balco investigation and never-ending free-agent bonanzas that dominate the back pages. It also examines all that's right with our national pastime, including interleague play, expansion, and, most surprisingly, better all-around hitters. Riveting, wise, and illuminating, Clearing the Bases is a hall of famer's…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Glen Waggoner is the author of "Divots, Shanks, Mulligans, & Chili Dips: A Life in 18 Holes". He was written extensively about golf & other sports for a wide variety of national magazines.