دانلود کتاب Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports (Contemporary Sports Issues)

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Minor League Baseball
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Safe at Home
Minor League Baseball Through Time
Minor League Basics
Minor League Reviews
Play Ball!
Chapter 2. Baseball Coast to Coast
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL)
Independent Leagues
Conclusion
Chapter 3. The Lure of Minor League Baseball
The Nation Awakens
Academics Take Notice
Sociology and Minor League Communities
Chapter 4. The Evolution of Minor League Baseball
Historical Overview
Minor League Baseball as a Different Kind of Business
Franchise Relocation and Name Changes
Corporate Sponsorship
Conclusion
Chapter 5. A Tale of Two Minor League Cities
Baseball as a Maryland Tradition
Hagerstown, Maryland
Bowie, Maryland
Chapter 6. The Impact of Minor League Baseball
Theory Revisited
Minor League History
Hagerstown and Bowie: Theory in Action
Conclusion
Epilogue: A Shelter in the Storm
Appendix A: Minor League Attendance and Number of Teams, by Year and Era, 1947 to 1990
Appendix B: Development of the Data Set
Hypotheses
Construction of the Data Set
Data Used
Statistical Methods and Models
Notes
Index