Keepers of the Game: When the Baseball Beat was the Best Job on the Paper

by Dennis D'Agostino

Book Overview

There was a time when the most prestigious job on a major newspaper belonged to the baseball beat writer, who enjoyed unparalleled longevity and influence within his profession. Through a variety of events and circumstances--television, expansion, all-sports radio, lifestyle changes, and the Internet revolution--those days are long gone. The baseball beat writers endure, but jobs change, and they have faced new challenges.

Keepers of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597976911
• ISBN13: 9781597976916
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"