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A thought-provoking evaluation of the state of modern-day professional baseball by the legendary Hall of Fame third baseman takes an unflinching look at the game's decline from national pastime to national punch line, calling on players, fans, and owners to make things right with what has gone wrong with the game and offering his own prescriptions for restoring the game. Reprint.
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Clearing the Bases is a much-needed call to arms by one of baseball's most respected players. Drawing on his experiences as a third baseman, a manager, and, most recently, a fan, Mike Schmidt takes on everything from skyrocketing payrolls, callous owners, and unapproachable players to inflated statistics, and, of course, ersatz home run kings. But Schmidt's book goes beyond the Balco investigation and never-ending free-agent bonanzas that dominate the back pages. It also examines all that's right with our national pastime, including interleague play, expansion, and, most surprisingly, better all-around hitters. Riveting, wise, and illuminating, Clearing the Bases is a hall of famer's look at how Major League Baseball has lost its way and how it can head back home.
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