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Bill (William) Mullins Becoming Big League (Hardback) Becoming Big League
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- Book Title
- Becoming Big League
- Publication Name
- Becoming Big League : Seattle, the Pilots, and Stadium Politics
- Title
- Becoming Big League
- Subtitle
- Seattle, the Pilots, and Stadium Politics
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0295992522
- EAN
- 9780295992525
- ISBN
- 9780295992525
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Genre
- Sports & Hobbies
- Release Year
- 2013
- Release Date
- 18/06/2013
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Item Weight
- 21.6 Oz
- Series
- Becoming Big League
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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Becoming Big League is the story of Seattle's relationship with major league baseball from the 1962 World's Fair to the completion of the Kingdome in 1976 and beyond. Bill Mullins focuses on the acquisition and loss, after only one year, of the Seattle Pilots and documents their on-the-field exploits in lively play-by-play sections. The Pilots' underfunded ownership, led by Seattle's Dewey and Max Soriano and William Daley of Cleveland, struggled to make the team a success. They were savvy baseball men, but they made mistakes and wrangled with the city. By the end of the first season, the team was in bankruptcy. The Pilots were sold to a contingent from Milwaukee led by Bud Selig, who moved the franchise to Wisconsin and rechristened the team the Brewers. Becoming Big League describes the character of Seattle in the 1960s and 1970s, explains how the operation of a major league baseball franchise fits into the life of a city, charts Seattle's long history of fraught stadium politics, and examines the business of baseball. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hwhl5sLoQs&list=UUge4MONgLFncQ1w1C_BnHcw&index=1&feature=plcp
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-10
0295992522
ISBN-13
9780295992525
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150603700
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Becoming Big League : Seattle, the Pilots, and Stadium Politics
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
21.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv875.S433m85 2013
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Becoming Big League is written with a verve and wit that makes the most of all the engaging and/or exasperating characters involved." -Carl Abbott, Portland State University, " Becoming Big League is the story of much more than the ill-fated Seattle Pilots' 1969 season. Bill Mullins rekindles memories of the boys of that summer, including Tommy Davis, Ray Oyler, and Jim Bouton, and deftly explores an important moment in Seattle's history when a group of entrepreneurs and city leaders helped take the city from a small town to the big leagues." -Dale Soden , Whitworth University, "Bill Mullins has taken a novel and very fresh approach to an important and fascinating chapter in Seattle sports history." -David S. Eskenazi
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Going Over the Ground Rules 1. Seattle: City of Restraint 2. The Seattle Spirit and a World's Fair 3. For Want of a Stadium 4. Come, and They Will Build It Play-by-Play: Spring Training 1969 Time Line of Pilots and Stadium Politics 5. Build It, and They Will Come Play-by-Play: April and May 6. Setting the Course 7. Not Enough Seats, Not Enough Fans Play-by-Play: June and July 8. "Storm Clouds Gather over Pilots' Port" Play-by-Play: August and September 9. The Civic Leaders Strike Out 10. Dropping the Pilots Play-by-Play: Spring Training 1970 11. A Stadium at Last 12. Out-of-Court Settlement: The Mariners Epilogue: The Box Score Appendixes Abbreviations Used in Notes Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2013
Topic
American Government / Local, Baseball / History, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Sociology / Urban
Lccn
2012-046032
Dewey Decimal
796.357/6409797772
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science, Political Science
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Excellent writing about the only 2-major league baseball teams to play in Seattle. It also goes in depth in explaining the stadium politics.
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