Big League, Big Time: The Birth of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Power of Sports in America

by Len Sherman

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671003437
• ISBN13: 9780671003432
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating book!

A very enjoyable book which offers a behind the scenes look at the making of a new baseball team. I highly recommend it to all baseball fans.

Great Book

A fascinating multi-layered look at everything that went into the Diamondbacks - from the politics, the baseball, the business and even the construction and completion of BOB. It was thorough and detailed.