However, it seems that perspective of management (frequently referred to in the text as "the Lords") may be a bit hidden. In doing so, the author makes sure that we understand the the points of view of the players and their chosen representatives (especially Marvin Miller) and, to the best of his ability, that of the owners. Lords of the Realm takes a mostly non-partisan look at the owner treatment of players and eventual player response to owners as Helyar chronicles decade after decade, year after year, and ultimately meeting after meeting of the rise of, perhaps, the most powerful union in North America. edifying." - The Washington PostĪ thorough look at the history of MLB's treatment of players and the rise of its union (the Player's Association), as far as it goes.
the only book you'll need to read on the subject." - Newsday
reads like a suspense novel." - Kirkus Reviews
Bartlett Giamatti, locking horns with Pete Rose during his gambling days of summer and much more. Witness zealous Judge Landis banish eight players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, after the infamous "Black Sox" scandal the flamboyant A's owner Charlie Finley wheel and deal his star players, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers, like a deck of cards the hysterical bidding war of coveted free agent Catfish Hunter the chain-smoking romantic, A. In this fascinating, colorful chronicle-based on hundreds of interviews and years of research and digging-John Helyar brings to vivid life the extraordinary people and dramatic events that shaped America's favorite pastime, from the dead-ball days at the turn of the century through the great strike of 1994. But what you see on the field is only half the game. "The ultimate chronicle of the games behind the game."- The New York Times Book Reviewīaseball has always inspired rhapsodic elegies on the glory of man and golden memories of wonderful times.
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