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How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love
Simon and Schuster
July 2010
On Sale: July 20, 2010
240 pages
ISBN: 1416554750
EAN: 9781416554752
Hardcover
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A THOUGHT-PROVOKING LOOK AT THE BIG BUSINESS AND IMMORAL PRACTICES BEHIND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS BY ACCLAIMED SPORTSWRITER DAVE ZIRIN, HAILED AS THE โCONSCIENCE OF AMERICAN SPORTSWRITINGโ (THE WASHINGTON POST ) The fastest-growing sector of todayโs sports audience is the alienated fan. Complaints abound: from inflated ticket prices, $6 hot dogs, and $9 beers to owners endlessly demanding new multimillion-dollar stadiums funded by public tax dollars. Those sitting in the ownersโ boxes are increasingly placing profit over playersโ performances and fan loyalty. Bad Sports cuts through the hype and bombast to zero in on tales of abusive, dictatorial owners who move their teams thousands of miles away from their fan base, use their stadiums as religious and political platforms, or hold communities ransom for millions of dollars of taxpayer money to fund their gargantuan stadiums. As the multibillion-dollar sports-industrial complex continues to lumber along, Dave Zirin is the voice in the wilderness, speaking out for the common fan with a tough, passionate, and intelligent voice that will remind readers that there is more to sportswriting than glowing athlete profiles.
 Media BuzzTell Me More - February 2, 2011
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