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IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROCKIES: AN OUTSIDER'S LOOK INSIDE A NEW MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM
IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROCKIES AN OUTSIDER'S LOOK INSIDE A NEW MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM Author:Alan Gottlieb When Denver Post non-sports writer Alan Gottlieb set out to cover the inaugural season of Denver's first Major League Baseball franchise, his instructions were simple: don't write a typical sports story.He didn't. This cheerfully sardonic book provides an outsider's look inside the world of big-time professional sports. It contains enough inside... more » dirt to appeal to the hardcore fan. But it also casts a skeptical eye on this mega-business masquerading as the national pastime, and as such will appeal to readers who could care less about batting averages and on base percentages. It's a rollicking, fun read.« less