{"product_id":"9781943816637","title":"Baseball's Business: The Winter Meetings: 1958-2016 (Volume Two)","description":"The Winter Meetings have been Organized Baseball's annual offseason ritual since the early days of the game. This is SABR's second volume on the history of the winter meetings, covering the years 1958 through 2016, and including a special section on the Negro Leagues winter meetings. The latter years of the 20th century included many monumental changes in the business of baseball. This volume covers the time period of multiple rounds of expansion, the advent of free agency, several work stoppages, collusion among the owners, and the eventual elimination of the American and National League presidents' offices and consolidation of the two leagues as a single business entity. \u003cp\u003eWith contributions by 40 members of the Society for American Baseball Research: Abigail Miskowiec, Andy Bokser, Bob Whelan, Chad Hagan, Charles H. Martin, Chip Greene, Chris Jones, Christopher Matthews, Clayton Trutor, Dan Levitt, Darren Munk, David M. Kritzler and Alan P. Henry, Donald G. Frank, Duke Goldman, Gregory H. Wolf, Hawkins DuBois, Jason C. Long, Jason Myers, Jeff Barto, Jerry Swenson, Jessica Frank, John Bauer, John Burbridge, Kent Henderson, Luca Rossi, Mark Armour, Mark S. Sternman, Michael Huber, Mike Lynch, Paul D. Brown, Paul Hensler, Robert K. Whelan, Rodger A. Payne, Ross E. Davies, Steve Cardullo, Steve Weingarden, Steve West, Tim Rask, Tom Cuggino, Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e1958: UTTER FUTILITY-Mike Lynch\u003cbr\u003e1959: WINDS OF CHANGE-David M. Kritzler \u0026amp; Alan P. Henry\u003cbr\u003e1960: MISSOURI COMPROMISE-David M. Kritzler \u0026amp; Alan P. Henry\u003cbr\u003e1961: METS, COLT .45s, \u0026amp; THE SPITBALL-Christopher Matthews\u003cbr\u003e1962: ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION-Chris Jones\u003cbr\u003e1963: NO LITTLE LEAGUE BATS-Chris Jones\u003cbr\u003e1964: COMMISSIONER'S POWERS-Donald G. Frank\u003cbr\u003e1965: ENTER THE GENERAL-Andy Bokser\u003cbr\u003e1966: TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS-Jason Myers\u003cbr\u003e1967: EXPANSION, INEVITABLY-Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003e1968: DOWN GOES ECKERT-Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003e1969: REORGANIZATION-Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003e1970: KUHN THWARTED-Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003e1971: THE SWAP MEET-Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003e1972: CALM BETWEEN STORMS-Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003e1973: THE PADRES' DILEMMA-Donald G. Frank\u003cbr\u003e1974: DETENTE BEORE THE STORM-Clayton Trutor\u003cbr\u003e1975: MASTER SHOWMAN RETURNS-Gregory H. Wolf\u003cbr\u003e1976: CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS-Gregory H. Wolf\u003cbr\u003e1977: WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR-Steve Cardullo\u003cbr\u003e1978: FIGURING OUT FREE AGENCY-Dan Levitt\u003cbr\u003e1979: POST-FREE-AGENCY CBA-Dan Levitt\u003cbr\u003e1980: HALL OF FAMERS-Kent Henderson \u0026amp; Paul Hensler\u003cbr\u003e1981: POST-STRIKE INTRIGUE-Paul Hensler\u003cbr\u003e1982: DISPIRITED \u0026amp; ARGUMENTATIVE-Dan Levitt\u003cbr\u003e1983: END OF THE KUHN ERA-Michael Huber\u003cbr\u003e1984: SUPERSTATIONARY-Ross E. Davies\u003cbr\u003e1985: FREE-AGENT FREEZEOUT: COLLUSION I-Jeff Barto\u003cbr\u003e1986: RIGGED MARKET: COLLUSION II-Jeff Barto\u003cbr\u003e1987: CHANGING TIMES: COLLUSION III-Bob Whelan\u003cbr\u003e1988: RANGERS MAKE SPLASH-Steve West\u003cbr\u003e1989: MINOR MOVES, MAJOR IMPACTS-Mark S. Sternman\u003cbr\u003e1990: ALMOST DIDN'T HAPPEN-John Burbridge\u003cbr\u003e1991: SMALL MARKET CLUBS, MINORS-Tim Rask\u003cbr\u003e1992: CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN-Rodger A. Payne\u003cbr\u003e1993: COOLING HOT STOVE \u0026amp; BOILING TEMPERS-Abigail Miskowiec\u003cbr\u003e1994: YEAR-ROUND LABOR NEGOTIATIONS-Abigail Miskowiec\u003cbr\u003e1995: INTERLEAGUE PLAY-Paul D. Brown\u003cbr\u003e1996: LABOR PEACE-Chip Greene\u003cbr\u003e1997: MINOR-LEAGUE CHANGES, MAJOR-LEAGUE IMPACT-Jessica Frank\u003cbr\u003e1998: TEMPERS FLARE, CONTRACTS EXPLODE-Jessica Frank\u003cbr\u003e1999: ALL ABOUT JUNIOR-Steve West\u003cbr\u003e2000: SHOW ME THE MONEY-Steve West\u003cbr\u003e2001: ALL QUIET ON THE CHARLES-Clayton Trutor\u003cbr\u003e2002: RETURN TO NASHVILLE-Jerry Swenson\u003cbr\u003e2003: BACK IN THE BAYOU-Jerry Swenson\u003cbr\u003e2004: ALL A GAMBLE-Hawkins DuBois\u003cbr\u003e2005: ACTION IN DALLAS-Robert K. Whelan\u003cbr\u003e2006: A BARRY ACTIVE MEETING-Jason C. Long\u003cbr\u003e2007: PROMISE \u0026amp; CURSE OF TECHNOLOGY-Paul D. Brown\u003cbr\u003e2008: CLOUDS OVER THE GAME-John Bauer\u003cbr\u003e2009: CHANGES HERE, CHANGES THERE-Steve Weingarden\u003cbr\u003e2010: CONVENING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE-Andy Bokser\u003cbr\u003e2011: BREAKING THE BUDGET-Chad Hagan\u003cbr\u003e2012: LAYING GROUNDWORK-Darren Munk\u003cbr\u003e2013: IT ALL HAPPENED THE WEEK BEFORE-Luca Rossi\u003cbr\u003e2014: A NEW DAWN RISING-Tom Cuggino\u003cbr\u003e2015: MUSIC CITY-Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e2016: HAS A NEW DIAMOND AGE BEGUN?-Charles H. 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