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Stadium games :

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fifty years of big league greed and bush league boondoggles /

Jay Weiner.

Minneapolis :

University of Minnesota Press,

©2000.

1 online resource (xxiii, 503 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :

illustrations

Includes bibliographical references.

If you build it : Minnesota's quest to become major league -- Something to cheer for : the Met welcomes the Vikings and the Twins -- Where the sun don't shine : Calvin and Max move under the teflon sky -- I'm only human : understanding Carl Pohlad -- Off target : Norm's stars go South along with Harv and Marv's fortunes -- I gotta get me one of these : Carl's edifice complex -- Falling in love with the deal : the governor's men go to bat for Carl -- Spilling the beans : the Twins' crime of omission -- It sure looked like a loan : Carl's "contribution" hits the fan -- Holding up the Indians : Arne plays the race card -- Leaving it to Beaver : the special session fake out -- "Baseball lives if you push green" : the public calls Carl's bluff -- Resuscitating the deal : Norm and Sharon wrestle for riverfront baseball -- Building a public trust : striking a fair deal with pro sports.

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In Stadium Games, veteran Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Jay Weiner analyzes Minnesota's fifty-year history with pro sports and the issues contributing to the bid for a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins, along the way providing a big-picture evaluation of national sports economics.

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Stadium games.

Professional sports-- Economic aspects-- Minnesota-- Minneapolis.

Sports franchises-- Economic aspects-- Minnesota-- Minneapolis.

Stadiums-- Economic aspects-- Minnesota-- Minneapolis.

GAMES-- Gambling-- Sports.

HISTORY-- United States-- State & Local-- General.

Professional sports-- Economic aspects.

SPORTS & RECREATION-- Business Aspects.

SPORTS & RECREATION-- Essays.

SPORTS & RECREATION-- History.

SPORTS & RECREATION-- Reference.

Sports franchises-- Economic aspects.

Stadiums-- Economic aspects.

TRAVEL-- Special Interest-- Sports.

Minnesota, Minneapolis.

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