{"product_id":"swings-and-misses-kenneth-m-jennings-9780275957971","title":"Swings and Misses: Moribund Labor Relations in Professional Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to \u003ci\u003eBalls and Strikes: The Money Game in Professional Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger, 1990), Jennings examines the state of professional baseball's labor relations during a nearly 25 year period, focusing on the background and the outcome of the 1994 baseball strike. Jennings concludes by suggesting ways to improve future labor relations in the sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the entire professional sports industry generates less revenue than sales of Fruit of the Loom underwear, a lengthy strike in professional baseball assures a national notoriety far beyond its economic impact. When the 1994 strike was underway, scores of members of Congress were involved in related investigations and legislation, while President Clinton invoked the public interest in his efforts to resolve the dispute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth M. Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275957977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275957971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Kenneth M. Jennings","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135959347455,"sku":"9780275957971","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18014a28-1add-4d0c-9141-cbbafa9cc266.jpg?v=1770159581","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swings-and-misses-kenneth-m-jennings-9780275957971","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}