Cooperstown Confidential Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Name: Cooperstown Confidential Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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ISBN: 9781608192106

ISBN-10: 1608192105

ISBN-13: 9781608192106

Edition: N/A

Authors: Zev Chafets, Allen Barra

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"Cooperstown Confidentialbrims with excellent reporting, cogent analysis, and delicious dish."FortuneThis penetrating, funny book reveals the inner workings of the Hall of Fame: the politics, the players, and the people who own and preserve it. From the history of the founding Clark family to a day on the town with the newly inducted Goose Gossage; from the battle over steroids to the economics of induction and secret campaigns by aspiring players, this is a highly irreverent and highly entertaining tour through the life of an American institution. For anyone who cares about baseball, this is essential reading.

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 6/2/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Allen Barra is a sports columnist for theWall Street Journal, theVillage Voice, and theNew York Sunand is the author of several books, includingClearing the Bases(available in a Bison Books edition),The Last Coach: A Life of Paul “Bear” Bryant, and the forthcomingYogi Berra: Eternal Yankee.



Preface



Induction Weekend



Paternity Suit



James and the Vets



A Question of Character



The Monks



The Haul of Fame



Bad, Bad Barry Bonds



The Marvin Miller Affair



Lost in Translation



Mitchell and Clemens



A Few Closing Thoughts


Acknowledgments



Rules for Election



Hall of Fame Members



The Honor Rolls of Baseball


Notes


Bibliography


Index