The game
Jon Pessah
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The game
by Jon Pessah
Published
2015
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Pages
656
ISBN-13
9780316242219
Description
The founding editor of ESPN the Magazine and Pulitzer Prize nominee presents the extraordinary inside story of baseball's last 20 years, during which the genius and struggle for power of three men saved the game from self-destruction. In the fall of 1992, America's National Pastime is in crisis and already on the path to the unthinkable: canceling a World Series for the first time in history. The owners are at war, their decades-long battle with the players has turned America against both sides, and the players' growing addiction to steroids will threaten the game's very foundation. It is a crucial moment in the game's history that catalyzes a struggle for power by three strong-willed men: Commissioner Bud Selig, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, and union leader Don Fehr. It's their uneasy alliance at the end of decades of struggle that pulls the game back from the brink and turns it into a money-making powerhouse that enriches them all. This is the real story of baseball, played out against a tableau of stunning athletic feats, high-stakes public battles, and backroom political deals-- with a supporting cast that includes Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, Joe Torre and Derek Jeter, George Bush and George Mitchell, and many more. Drawing from hundreds of extensive, exclusive interviews, this is a rigorously reported, definitive account of how an enormous struggle for power turned disaster into baseball's Golden Age.--
Subjects
The Major League Baseball prime 50
Major League Baseball's top 50
The official rules of Major League Baseball
Professional baseball rules book
The official professional baseball rules book
Sports Nation
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in The game?
This edition of The game has approximately 656 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read The game?
For most readers, The game typically takes between 13h 40m and 9h 7m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 164,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 10h 56m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 22 days • Estimated word count: 164,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of The game?
The estimated word count for The game is approximately 164,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of The game?
The game was written by Jon Pessah.
When was The game published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2015. The original work may have been published on a different date.