Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Sports Franchise Game; 2 Impact Studies and Other Quantitative Analyses: Inconclusive Conclusions; 3 The Philadelphia v. Camden Story; 4 Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco; 5 Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 2: Oakland; 6 The Field-of-Dreams Approach: Baltimore and Indianapolis; 7 Washington, D.C.: Longing for the Senators; 8 Putting the Pursuit into Perspective: The Value of Sports; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Summary
Kenneth Shropshire describes the franchise warfare that pits city against city in the bidding competition to capture a major league team, using interviews with major players to present an insider's perspective on the business side of professional sports
