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Barcode37821002427512
LocationMarshall District
TitleAmerica's game in the wild-card era : from strike to pandemic / Bryan Soderholm-Difatte.
AuthorSoderholm-Difatte, Bryan, author.
Call No796.357 SOD
CollectionAdult 700

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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781538145944
International Standard Book Number 9781538145937
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 796.357/640973
Personal Name Soderholm-Difatte, Bryan, author.
Title Statement America's game in the wild-card era : from strike to pandemic / Bryan Soderholm-Difatte.
Imprint Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2021.
Physical Description pages cm
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note Introduction: Back to baseball - The wild card paradigm shift -- Part 1. Return to Action -- Trio of aces front the always first Braves -- Return of the Yankees' forever dynasty -- Cleveland's runaway central train -- The end of the Dodgers' O'Malley era -- The bottom 25% -- Part 2. Wrestling with History -- Wild card World Series -- Cubs lose: Blame it on Bartman? -- Yankees "Apocalypse Now" becomes Red Sox resurrection -- Mets meltdowns -- Phillies flip the '64 script -- Baseball back in Washington -- Part 3. Navigating the Competitive Landscape -- The Cardinals longevity reboot -- Breaking through in the AL East -- Giants and Red Sox rollercoaster dynasties -- Mets meltdowns: The superheroes hubris episodes -- Part 4. Paradigm Shifts -- Cubs climate change in Chicago; droughts continue elsewhere -- Houston's cheatskates: A dynasty's self-inflicted wound -- "Wait 'til Next Year" comes to L.A. -- Not the same Steinbrenner: The Yankees' long road back to "Forever" -- EPILOGUE: Baseball in the year of Coronavirus.
Summary, Etc. "This book examines the competitive landscape of Major League Baseball during the wild-card era, including the major storylines for all 30 teams, division races, and the state of dynasties in a new age of baseball"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Major League Baseball (Organization) History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Baseball History 20th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Baseball History 21st century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Baseball United States History 20th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Baseball United States History 21st century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Baseball players Miscellanea.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Baseball teams United States History 20th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Baseball teams United States History 21st century.