Clearing the Bases

Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball

by Mike Schmidt, Glen Waggoner

On Sale: 03/13/2007

Clearing the Bases

Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball

by Mike Schmidt, Glen Waggoner

On Sale: 03/13/2007

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About the Book

Clearing the Bases is a much-needed call to arms by one of baseball's most respected players. Drawing on his experiences as a third baseman, a manager, and, most recently, a fan, Mike Schmidt takes on everything from skyrocketing payrolls, callous owners, and unapproachable players to inflated statistics, and, of course, ersatz home run kings.

But Schmidt's book goes beyond the Balco investigation and never-ending free-agent bonanzas that dominate the back pages. It also examines all that's right with our national pastime, including interleague play, expansion, and, most surprisingly, better all-around hitters. Riveting, wise, and illuminating, Clearing the Bases is a hall of famer's look at how Major League Baseball has lost its way and how it can head back home.

Critical Praise

The peerless third baseman’s honest examination of his own career in particular and of major league baseball in general. — Library Journal

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780060855000
  • ISBN 10: 0060855002
  • Imprint: It Books
  • On Sale: 03/13/2007
  • Pages: 224
  • List Price:18.50 CAD
  • BISAC1 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
  • BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
  • BISAC3 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects
  • BISAC4 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Essays & Writings
  • BISAC5 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History

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