TY  - BOOK
AU  - Szymanski,Stefan
AU  - Zimbalist,Andrew S.
TI  - National pastime: how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer 
SN  - 0815782594
AV  - GV 716 .S99 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Professional sports
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Baseball
KW  - United States
KW  - Soccer
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index; Introduction, the fields of play -- The origins of baseball and soccer leagues -- How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't -- Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets -- Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't -- Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting -- Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance -- Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball
N2  - "This revised paperback of Szymanski and Zimbalist's provocative comparison of baseball and soccer includes a new preface from the authors, updating readers through Malcolm Glazer's purchase of Manchester United and the success of the inaugural World Baseball Classic"--P. [4] of cover
ER  -