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

By Barra , Allen;Chafets , Zev

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc;Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Year
2009
ISBN
9781608191093, 1608191095
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3430222 bytes)
Pages
155 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

A shadow history of baseball and its most extraordinary and outrageous characters, told through the story of the Hall of Fame.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; ONE. Induction Weekend; TWO. Paternity Suit; THREE. James and the Vets; FOUR. A Question of Character; FIVE. The Monks; SIX. The Haul of Fame; SEVEN. Bad, Bad Barry Bonds; EIGHT. The Marvin Miller Affair; NINE. Lost in Translation; TEN. Mitchell and Clemens; ELEVEN. A Few Closing Thoughts; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: Rules for Election; Appendix 2: Hall of Fame Members; Appendix 3: The Honor Rolls of Baseball; Notes; Bibliography. Intro Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface ONE. Induction Weekend TWO. Paternity Suit THREE. James and the Vets FOUR. A Question of Character FIVE. The Monks SIX. The Haul of Fame SEVEN. Bad, Bad Barry Bonds EIGHT. The Marvin Miller Affair NINE. Lost in Translation TEN. Mitchell and Clemens ELEVEN. A Few Closing Thoughts Acknowledgments Appendix 1: Rules for Election Appendix 2: Hall of Fame Members Appendix 3: The Honor Rolls of Baseball Notes Bibliography.

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