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Stadium Games: Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggles
Jay Weiner
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Hardback. Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
The inside story of one state’s struggle with professional sports.
The inside story of one state’s struggle with professional sports.
From Seattle to Houston to New York, governments and taxpayers are grappling with how to pay for new major league sports facilities. Support for public funding is down-sports fans feel alienated in the face of team owners’ demands, threats to leave, and spiraling player salaries. In Stadium Games, veteran Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Jay Weiner zooms in on Minnesota’s fifty-year history with pro sports and the issues contributing to the bid for a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins, along the way ... Read moreStadium Games begins with the events leading to the arrival of the Twins and Vikings to the state in 1961 and traces subsequent controversies about professional sports in the region up to the present. Weiner discusses the factors that make Minnesota the poster child for the nation’s stadium debates-the recent departure of the North Stars hockey team, the near departure of the Timberwolves, the strong opposition of taxpayers, and the apparent greed of team owners. In an account full of stories, scandals, and colorful personalities, Weiner reveals the behind-the-scenes deals and inside scoop on what went wrong in the unsuccessful 1997 campaign for a new ballpark, divulging how public relations experts failed and how government leaders conspired to fake out Minnesota’s citizenry. Weiner concludes with a "call to reason"-a manifesto on how Minnesota and other small markets can take back pro sports and begin a new kind of conversation about what stadiums and teams can mean to their communities. Show LessProduct Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816634347
SKU
V9780816634347
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About Jay Weiner
Jay Weiner is a sports reporter with the Minneapolis Star Tribune. For the past decade, his work has focused on the business and political aspects of pro sports. He also frequently delivers sports commentary on Minnesota Public Radio, and his reporting and analysis have appeared in the New York Times and Business Week.
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