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Playing Hardball: The High-Stakes Battle for Baseball's New Franchises - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Whitford, David
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385422822
- ISBN 13
- 9780385422826
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0385422822 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust jacket with light edgewear and price tag to front; In Playing Hardball, David Whitford brings readers into the heart of the high-stakes battle for baseball's new franchises. He takes readers on a thrilling ride from the earliest days of the sport's expansion to the fierce bidding wars that have characterized the past decade. Whitford offers a fascinating look at the personalities and strategies of the key players, and he provides a behind-the-scenes look at the negotiations and contract negotiations that have shaped the sport. Playing Hardball is the definitive account of the dramatic transformation of baseball and the men and women who are driving it forward.; 8vo; 271 pages .
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- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35069
- Title
- Playing Hardball: The High-Stakes Battle for Baseball's New Franchises - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Whitford, David
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385422822
- ISBN 13
- 9780385422826
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
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