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OverviewPower, prestige, and millions of dollars--these are the stakes in the sports franchise game. In this innovative book, sports attorney Kenneth Shropshire describes the franchise warfare that pits city against city in the fierce bidding competition to capture major league teams. Rigorous research, fascinating interviews with major players, stories behind the headlines, and an insider's perspective converge in this rare view of the business side of professional sports. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kenneth L. ShropshirePublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.336kg ISBN: 9780812231212ISBN 10: 081223121 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 29 April 1995 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Tables Foreword, by Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Sports Franchise Game 2. Impact Studies and Other Quantitative Analyses: Inconclusive Conclusions 3. The Philadelphia v. Camden Story 4. Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco 5. Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 2: Oakland 6. The Field-of-Dreams Approach: Baltimore and Indianapolis 7. Washington, D.C.: Longing for the Senators 8. Putting the Pursuit into Perspective: The Value of Sports Notes IndexReviewsAuthor InformationBy Kenneth L. Shropshire Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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