Böcker av G. Richard McKelvey

Baseball players, have their ups and downs. Pitchers inexplicably lose their command of the strike zone, and batters think themselves into deep slumps. This book focuses on players whose determination in the face of injury or private demons landed them back in the big leagues and stars who never recovered from their dramatic, unexpected falls.

Tells the story of the 1946 exodus to Mexican baseball, setting the stage with chapters on change and war in the US, player-management issues that clouded baseball's recovery, and a history of the Mexican ""outlaw"" league. It describes the Pasquels' move on organized baseball, including details of those who did not take the offer to play for them.

This work traces the history of the relationship between players and management from baseball's early years to the challenges and developing tensions that led to spring training lockouts instigated by the owners and to player strikes in 1972, 1981, 1985 and 1994. Future relations are also covered.