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Baseball at the Abyss
eBook - The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game
ISBN/EAN: 9781538174012
Umbreit-Nr.: 8124735
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 220 S.
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 12.04.2023
Auflage: 1/2023
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><span>The untold story behind one of baseballs biggest scandals and the men who saved a tarnished game.</span></p><p></p><p><span>In the winter of 1926, Major League Baseball became enveloped in scandal. Two of baseballs 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.</span></p><p></p><p><span>In</span><span>Baseball at the Abyss</span><span>, 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 individualChristy Walsh, the business manager for Babe Ruth and baseballs 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. The scandal was soon forgotten as 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.</span></p><p></p><p><span>Baseball at the Abyss</span><span> features fascinating details of the 1926 scandal and the incredible resurgence of the national pastime when it seemed the game was permanently tarnished. Its the story of a remarkable year in baseball history and the men who restored glory to a troubled game.</span></p>
- Kurztext
- <p><span>Baseball at the Abyss</span><span> is the story of one of baseball¿s darkest days and how innovative, behind-the-scenes work of the first-ever player agent pushed the game¿s greatest player to a history making season, one which rescued a tarnished game.</span></p> <p></p>
- Autorenportrait
- <p><span>Dan Taylor</span><span> is a sports historian, author, and a former award-winning television sportscaster who is currently the television broadcaster for the Fresno Grizzlies. He is the author of five books, most recently</span><span>Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball</span><span>and</span><span>Walking Alone: The Untold Story of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington</span><span>. Taylor is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and contributes to their biography project. He is also a member of the Pacific Coast League Historical Society. He resides in Fresno, California.</span></p><p></p>