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Author Mills, Dorothy Seymour.
Title Chasing baseball : our obsession with its history, numbers, people and places / Dorothy Seymour Mills ; foreword by Richard C. Crepeau.
Imprint Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
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 Main Library  796.357 M   03-09-11  AVAILABLE

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Descript. vi, 258 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Deep interest in memorabilia, fantasy baseball, exhibits, and the games themselves indicate the sport is surviving steroid scandals, negative publicity, and the perception that the game is more nostalgia than a part of current popular culture. This book shows that while basketball and football might enjoy wider popularity, no sport elicits the passion that baseball does"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Baseball -- United States.
Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States.
Beyond the Best Seller List.
ISBN 9780786442898 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786442891 (softcover : alk. paper)