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Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game

Craig Calcaterra

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Description:A fundamental reevaluation of how to be a sports fan by an acclaimed baseball writer.Sports fandom isn’t what it used to be. Owners and executives increasingly count on the blind loyalty of their fans and too often act against the team’s best interest. Intentionally tanking a season to get a high draft pick, scamming local governments to build cushy new stadiums, and actively subverting the players have become business as usual in professional sports.In Rethinking Fandom, sportswriter (and lifelong sports fan) Craig Calcaterra argues that fans have more power than they realize to change how their teams behave. With his characteristic wit and piercing commentary, Calcaterra calls for a radical reexamination of what it means to be a fan in the twenty-first century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game. To get started finding Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 232

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Belt Publishing

Release: 2022

ISBN: 1953368239

Description: A fundamental reevaluation of how to be a sports fan by an acclaimed baseball writer.Sports fandom isn’t what it used to be. Owners and executives increasingly count on the blind loyalty of their fans and too often act against the team’s best interest. Intentionally tanking a season to get a high draft pick, scamming local governments to build cushy new stadiums, and actively subverting the players have become business as usual in professional sports.In Rethinking Fandom, sportswriter (and lifelong sports fan) Craig Calcaterra argues that fans have more power than they realize to change how their teams behave. With his characteristic wit and piercing commentary, Calcaterra calls for a radical reexamination of what it means to be a fan in the twenty-first century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game. To get started finding Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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