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Baseball at the Abyss: The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9781538174005
- Book Title
- Baseball at the Abyss : The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Baseball / History, Baseball / General, General, History
- Item Weight
- 16.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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In the winter that followed the 1926 season, baseball became enveloped in scandal. Two of baseball's biggest stars, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, were accused of fixing and betting on games. Sportswriters called the scandal worse than that of the infamous "Black Sox." The reputation of baseball was in tatters. In Baseball at the Abyss, Dan Taylor reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how baseball was saved after the banishment of Cobb and Speaker. It was all set in motion by one unlikely individual-Christy Walsh, the business manager for Babe Ruth and baseball's first player agent. Taylor follows Walsh and Ruth as the agent arranges for the Babe to star in a motion picture and presses for Ruth to hire a fitness guru, change his habits, and train while in Hollywood. The results were astonishing. A reinvigorated Babe Ruth enjoyed his greatest season in 1927, slugging 60 home runs and powering his New York Yankees to heights never seen before. Baseball at the Abyss features fascinating details of the 1926 scandal and the incredible resurgence of the national pastime when it seemed the game was permanently tarnished. It's the story of a remarkable year in baseball history and the men who restored glory to a troubled game.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1538174006
ISBN-13
9781538174005
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9057276718
Product Key Features
Book Title
Baseball at the Abyss : The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / General, General, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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The Great Bambino sucking it up and adapting to the shift by hitting to the opposite field is one of many tasty morsels in Dan Taylor's Baseball at the Abyss. It's the story of how the rollicking home run chase between Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1927 gave baseball a shot in the arm after multiple gambling scandals had (supposedly) soured the public. The Yankees teammates went back and forth all summer, with Ruth reaching the immortal 60 in the season's penultimate game. But the heart of Taylor's book is the relationship between Ruth and Christy Walsh, an adman who became the Babe's personal manager before that sort of thing really existed. In 1921, a flailing Walsh came up with the idea to syndicate ghostwritten newspaper columns under Ruth's byline, a sports first, to capitalize on the slugger's ever-expanding popularity.... Taylor delivers the Ruthian goods. A particular favorite detail was random fans sending Ruth weight-loss tips, including a woman from Cleveland who "urged Ruth to eat ten pineapples a day.", The Great Bambino sucking it up and adapting to the shift by hitting to the opposite field is one of many tasty morsels in Dan Taylor's Baseball at the Abyss. It's the story of how the rollicking home run chase between Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1927 gave baseball a shot in the arm after multiple gambling scandals had (supposedly) soured the public. The Yankees teammates went back and forth all summer, with Ruth reaching the immortal 60 in the season's penultimate game. But the heart of Taylor's book is the relationship between Ruth and Christy Walsh, an adman who became the Babe's personal manager before that sort of thing really existed. In 1921, a flailing Walsh came up with the idea to syndicate ghostwritten newspaper columns under Ruth's byline, a sports first, to capitalize on the slugger's ever-expanding popularity.... Taylor delivers the Ruthian goods. A particular favorite detail was random fans sending Ruth weight-loss tips, including a woman from Cleveland who "urged Ruth to eat ten pineapples a day." a day."a day."a day.", A fascinating look into an important time in baseball history. This is a must read for every true baseball fan., Taylor offers a persuasive account of the game fixing, the resulting scandal, and the key players involved in both--players including the proud, stubborn pitcher, Dutch Leonard, who exposed the alleged fix; the two great player-managers who fought the allegations; and the gruff commissioner of baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who sought to mitigate the impact of Leonard's revelations by covering up the scandal. Other prominent players, including the famously splenetic Cardinals superstar Rogers Hornsby were drawn into the investigation. The Cobb-Speaker-Leonard scandal provides the scaffolding for a more compelling story: the creative friendship of Babe Ruth and his business manager, Christy Walsh. Walsh was a struggling sportswriter, failed cartoonist and former adman who became, in effect, the first sports agent. Highly recommended., Who would have thought the first player in our sport to embrace strength and conditioning was Babe Ruth? Dan Taylor reveals what might be the Babe's greatest contribution to the game in a fascinating story., I can't think of a better choice for baseball reading just now.... you will be entertained by Taylor's narrative, surprised by some of its revelations, and left with some questions to ponder about the future of baseball just now.
Lccn
2022-039756
Dewey Decimal
796.35709730904
Lc Classification Number
Gv863.A1t38 2023
Table of Content
Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Sour Grape Grower 2 Landing the Big One 3 Tarnished Stars 4 The Very Important Hero 5 Ty Swings Away 6 Baseball at the Abyss 7 Decision Day 8 The Red Faced Cardinal 9 Stealing the Show 10 Reinvigorating Babe Ruth 11 Digesting a Cobb Salary 12 That's a Wrap 13 The Plan Goes Awry 14 A Different Babe 15 Dawn of a New Day 16 Move Over Babe 17 Reviews Are In 18 Rewrite the Record Book 19 The Greatest Season 20 From Disdain to Acclaim Bibliography About the Author
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