Craig Calcaterra

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Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own GamePaperback, 5 April 2022

Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game
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Print Length
228 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Belt Publishing
Date Published
5 Apr 2022
ISBN-10
1953368239
ISBN-13
9781953368232

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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. Sports fans are left deliberating not only mismanagement, but also political, health, and ethical issues.

In Rethinking Fandom: How To Beat The Sports Industrial Complex at Its Own Game, sportswriter (and lifelong sports fan) Craig Calcaterra outlines endemic problems with what he calls the Sports-Industrial Complex, such as intentionally tanking a season to get a high draft pick, scamming local governments to build cushy new stadiums, actively subverting the players, bad stadium deals, racism, concussions, and more. But he doesn't give up on professional sports. In the second half of the book, he proposes strategies to reclaim joy in fandom: rooting for players instead of teams, being a fair-weather fan, becoming an activist, and other clever solutions.

With his characteristic wit and piercing commentary, Calcaterra argues that fans have more power than they realize to change how their teams behave.

Product Details

Author:
Craig Calcaterra
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
5 April 2022
Dimensions:
17.53 x 12.45 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
1953368239
ISBN-13:
9781953368232
Language:
English
Pages:
228
Publisher:
Weight:
204.12 gm

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