Table of Contents

Preface. 1 Introduction: Running a League. 2 The History of the Commissioner's Role. 3 The First Commissioner: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. 4 The Undistinguished Middle I: From Chandler to Eckert. 5 The Undistinguished Middle II: From Kuhn to Vincent. 6 Bud Selig: A Lifetime in Preparation. 7 Baseball's Acting Commissioner, 1992-1998. 8 Baseball's Permanent Commissioner, 1998- . 9 Governing Baseball: Assessing the Past and Anticipating the Future. Notes. Index.

About the Author

Andrew Zimbalist is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College. An award-winning writer, media commentator, and consultant in the sports industry, Zimbalist has worked with players' unions, cities, owners, and leagues.

Reviews

"A book certain to stir debate among sports business experts and fans alike." (Boston Herald) "The season's best book so far gets right to the heart of the game's survival at the organizational level." (The Boston Globe, April 2, 2006) "A compelling examination of the national pastime as seen through the prism of the commissioner's office." (The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2006) "Andrew Zimbalist, a man who has become a go-to guy on matters of sports economics, uses an academic approach to explain - and, perhaps surprisingly, defend - Bud Selig's 13-year tenure as commissioner of baseball." (New York Daily News)