{"product_id":"conscience-of-the-game-larry-moffi-9780803283220","title":"Conscience of the Game: Baseball's Commissioners from Landis to Selig","description":"Baseball once evoked all that was wholesome and sound in the world of sports: team spirit and fair play. But recently the national pastime has exemplified much of what is wrong with the American sporting scene, from steroid abuse and conflicts of interest to antitrust maneuvers and gambling scandals. In one fan's journey across the often unforgiving and frequently mysterious terrain known as \"the best interests of the game,\" this book examines the office of the commissioner of baseball and offers a fair and original assessment of how--or whether--the commissioner truly acts as the conscience of America's game. \u003cp\u003eWritten in a style at once conversational and provocative, and informed by the history of the game, the office, and the nine men who have held it, \u003ci\u003eThe Conscience of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the office of baseball commissioner from its beginnings in 1920 to the present. Throughout, Larry Moffi addresses the fundamental issues of the office's relevance and effectiveness today. He responds to a critical question: With the office a mere arm of the corporation that operates major league baseball and the present commissioner vilified as no predecessor has been, what can be done now to return the office to the game--and to the fans--it purports to serve?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Moffi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803283229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803283220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.60w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 116","brand":"Larry Moffi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838264332543,"sku":"9780803283220","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e2280bc-2d35-471b-a9f9-fef09504c781.jpg?v=1746589297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conscience-of-the-game-larry-moffi-9780803283220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}