Staudohar has brought together a team of scholars that enable us to better understand the economic foundation of the game and the greed that pervades it. What distinguishes this collection of essays on baseball's labor-management relations is its multi-disciplinary approach. . . . Any reader, whether a student of the difficult and often contentious relationships among club owners and players, ... Read moreor merely a casual fan of baseball, will surely acquire new insights into the business that is our national pastime. Paul Staudohar, the leading economist on collective bargaining in sports, has assembled a fascinating collection of essays on the history of labor relations in baseball. This well-written compendium contains news for research experts but is easily accessible to the informed fan. A home run. Show Less