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Gathering Crowds - Catching Baseball Fever in the New Era of Free Agency (Hardcover)
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Gathering Crowds - Catching Baseball Fever in the New Era of Free Agency (Hardcover)
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When baseball's reserve clause was struck down in late 1975 and
ushered in free agency, club owners feared it would ruin the game;
instead, there seemed to be no end to the "baseball fever" that
would grip America. In Gathering Crowds: Catching Baseball Fever in
the New Era of Free Agency, Paul Hensler details how baseball grew
and evolved from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Trepidation that
without the reserve clause only wealthy teams would succeed
diminished when small-market clubs in Minnesota, Kansas City, and
Boston found their way to pennants and World Series titles. The
proliferation of games broadcast on cable and satellite systems
seemed to create a thirst for more baseball rather than discourage
fans from going to the ballpark. And as fans clicked the turnstiles
and purchased more and more team-licensed products, the national
pastime proved it could survive and thrive even as other
professional sports leagues vied for the public's attention. By the
end of the 1980s, baseball had positioned itself to progress into
the future stronger and more popular than ever. Gathering Crowds
reveals how the national pastime moved beyond the grasp of the
reserve clause to endure a lengthy strike and drug scandals and
then prosper as it never had before. The book also offers insight
into how societal issues influenced baseball in this new era, from
women in the clubhouses and minorities finally named as managers to
a gay player's debut at the big-league level. Gathering Crowds is a
fascinating examination of baseball's transformation during this
unprecedented era.
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