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The Continental League: A Personal History

The Continental League: A Personal History

Long before there was Moneyball, a group of investors led by baseball legend Branch Rickey proposed a new economic model for baseball. Based on an innovative approach to evaluating and developing talent, the Continental League was the last serious attempt to form a third Major League. The leagueâ€™s brief history affords a glimpse of any number of missed chances for Americaâ€™s game.
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As one of the original Continental Leaguers, historian Russell D. Buhite isâ€”literallyâ€”talking â€œinside baseballâ€ when he describes what happened in 1959 and 1960. Part memoir, part history, his account of the origin, development, and eventual undoing of the Continental League explores the organizationâ€™s collective corporate structure as well as its significant role in building a thriving Minor League and forcing expansion on Major League Baseball. Buhite captures a lost era in baseball history and examines its lasting impact on the game.
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Country USA
Brand University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer University of Nebraska Press
Binding Hardcover
Height 8.7
Length 5.99
Weight 0.9700339528
Width 0.86
NumberOfItems 1
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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