Big
League, Big Time: The Birth Of The Arizona Diamonback, The Billion Daollar
Business Of Sports
by Len Sherman
Paperback from Pocket
ISBN: 0671003445
On March 31, 1998, more than 48,500 fans cheered the arrival of Major
League Baseball's newest expansion team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the
first book ever to chronicle the birth of a major-league baseball franchise
from conception to Opening Day, Big League, Big Time takes you inside
the Diamondbacks dugout -- and their corporate suite -- to examine the
billion-dollar business of baseball and its enormous impact on our culture.
While many prominent people went to bat for baseball in Phoenix, sports
entrepreneur Jerry Colangelo, the Diamondbacks' managing general partner,
swung for the fences and scored a league-envious, $355 million state-of-the-art
baseball facility. Big League, Big Time discloses how Colangelo's
revolutionary vision for the Diamondbacks affected all aspects of the club
-- especially his choice of personnel, from Jay Bell and Andy Benes to
former Yankees manager Buck Showalter, "a young man with old-fashioned
ideas."
But even before they had drafted a player, the Diamondbacks front office
was well aware that marketing "The Show" was the off-the-field game they
couldn't afford to lose. Read the inside story of how they chose the team's
name and colors, successfully maneuvered multimillion-dollar deals with
a host of major sponsors, determinedly wooed the vast Mexican market, attracted
such celebrity coinvestors as Billy Crystal and Lou Gosset, Jr., and became
one of the five highest revenue-producing franchises before a single game
was played.
Complete with player profiles, an exclusive inside-the-war-room took
at the expansion draft, and a dissection of the media's role in the global
growth of the sports industry, Big League, Big Time is a rare glimpse
into the politics, business, and promise of baseball -- a fascinating analysis
of how one city cultivated a very special field of dreams. |
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The
Arizona Diamondbacks (Team Spirit)
by Mark Stewart
Paperback from Norwood Press
ISBN: 160357025X
The Team Spirit series paints an engaging, detailed yet accessible
picture of professional sports teams. By focusing on the history, great
victories and memorable personalities, the books have an enduring quality
that will not go out of date quickly. The text is enhanced with plenty
of full color photographs as well as reproductions of vintage trading cards
and team memorabilia. Each book presents the history, accomplishments and
key personalities of the team. Includes timelines, quotes, maps, glossary
and website. This series is Licensed by Major League Baseball and the content
consultants include Hall of Fame staff. |
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Arizona
Diamondbacks: If I was the Bat Boy for the Diamondbacks
by Cameron Silver
Paperback from CreateSpace
ISBN: 1448651549
Follow the adventures of a Diamondbacks fan as he describes what it
would be like to be the Diamondbacks Bat Boy. Visit Chase Field to see
and hear the sights and sounds of Arizona baseball. A great way for all
ages to enjoy our national pastime! A great gift for any Diamondbacks fan! |
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Diamondbacks
Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan!
by Steven Travers
Hardcover from Triumph Books
ISBN: 1572439440
The Arizona Diamondbacks are one of baseball's most vibrant and beloved
franchises, and everything you need to know about them is in Diamondbacks
Essential: the clutch hitters, the dominating pitchers, and the memorable
flakes. Looking for a handy reference for milestones in Diamondbacks history?
It's here, as are the greatest moments and biggest disappointments, the
biggest goats and the biggest heroes, and all the personalities that make
the D'backs such an endearing and captivating club. |
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by Arizona Diamondbacks
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Big
League, Big Time: The Birth of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Billion-Dollar
Business of Sports, and the Power of the Media in America
by Len Sherman
Book Description On March 31, 1998, more than 48,500 fans cheered
the arrival of Major League Baseball's newest expansion team, the Arizona
Diamondbacks. In the first book ever to chronicle the birth of a major-league
baseball franchise from conception to Opening Day, Big League, Big Time
takes you inside the Diamondbacks dugout -- and their corporate suite --
to examine the billion-dollar business of baseball and its enormous impact
on our culture.
While many prominent people went to bat for baseball in Phoenix, sports
entrepreneur Jerry Colangelo, the Diamondbacks' managing general partner,
swung for the fences and scored a league-envious, $355 million state-of-the-art
baseball facility. Big League, Big Time discloses how Colangelo's
revolutionary vision for the Diamondbacks affected all aspects of the club
-- especially his choice of personnel, from Jay Bell and Andy Benes to
former Yankees manager Buck Showalter, "a young man with old-fashioned
ideas."
But even before they had drafted a player, the Diamondbacks front office
was well aware that marketing "The Show" was the off-the-field game they
couldn't afford to lose. Read the inside story of how they chose the team's
name and colors, successfully maneuvered multimillion-dollar deals with
a host of major sponsors, determinedly wooed the vast Mexican market, attracted
such celebrity coinvestors as Billy Crystal and Lou Gosset, Jr., and became
one of the five highest revenue-producing franchises before a single game
was played.
Complete with player profiles, an exclusive inside-the-war-room took
at the expansion draft, and a dissection of the media's role in the global
growth of the sports industry, Big League, Big Time is a rare glimpse into
the politics, business, and promise of baseball -- a fascinating analysis
of how one city cultivated a very special field of dreams.
(Paperback)
The
History of the Arizona Diamondbacks (Baseball (Mankato, Minn.).)
by John Nichols
(Library Binding)
Tales
from the Arizona Diamondbacks Dugout
by Bob Page
Book Description: Tales from the Diamondback Dugout is a compilation
of fascinating vignettes that give baseball fans an inside look at the
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks' world championship season as well as many of
the magic moments that preceded it. From the founding of the expansion
franchise to their quick rise to glory, as seen through the eyes of Manager
Bob Brenly, his coaching staff and such D-Backs players as Randy Johnson,
Curt Schilling, Mark Grace, Matt Williams and Luis Gonzalez, readers get
a front-row seat for Arizona's World Series win over the New York Yankees.
Veteran sportscaster Bob Page has covered Major League Baseball for nearly
30 years and takes you behind the scenes for an intimate, informative and
often humorous look at the game's new champions.
Paperback: 181 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x
8.44 x 5.56
Publisher: Sports Publishing, Inc.; (February 13, )
ISBN: 1582616655
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