Keepers of the Game: When the Baseball Beat was the Best Job on the Paper
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.48 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597976911 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Baseball is the perfect game described by the written word. Frick Award winner, Baseball Hall of Fame. Dennis D’Agostino renders the best examples of this.”—Tim McCarver, 2012 Ford C
There was a time when the most prestigious job on a major newspaper belonged to the baseball beat writer, who enjoyed unparalleled longevity and influence within his profession. Through a variety of events and circumstances—television, expansion, all-sports radio, lifestyle changes, and the Internet revolution—those days are long gone. G. Keepers of the Game celebrates the last generation of baseball writers whose careers were rooted in Teletype machines, train travel, and ten-team leagues, and who wielded an influence and power within the game that are unimaginable today. The interview
"A real page-turner for fans of baseball" according to Michael P. Weber. This book is a real tribute to the whole industry of baseball writers, providing insights into the way people have developed after getting the job. It also provides lessons in how the industry has changed from the tangible (an actual newspaper in your hands, the product of feverish deadline work) to the various websites (no deadlines, constant updates as demanded by the consumer).It is interesting to read the comments of the veterans now off the beat as to how they think they would fit in today. Because of that, I hope Dennis D'Agostino provides us an updated version in the next 5-10 years of how this sp. "Baseball's last true custodians and guardians" according to Barry Sparks. In the preface of Keepers of the Game, New York Times columnist and former baseball beat writer Dave Anderson says that baseball beat writers are "members of a rare and hallowed herd who worked in a rare and hallowed era." Being a baseball beat writer was "the most prestigious, most sought after, most read and most competitive job on a major newspaper."They were the primary source of baseball news, opinion and analysis. But that world no longer exists.Anderson adds, "Men whose careers were rooted in teletype machines and 10-team leagues were the game's last true custodians and guardians, yielding a singl. PRC5Great Book for a Baseball Junkie Who Always Wanted to Be a Sportswriter PRC54 My secret fantasy job over the years was to be a sportswriter for one of the New York dailies back in the 1950s. It always seemed to be a romantic profession for the frustrated athlete who never quite made it beyond high school ball, but genuinely loved the game. After having read D'Agostino's excellent compendium of some of our nation's most celebrated baseball writers, I'm more convinced than ever how true that is (or was). Riding the rails with the team you cover, enjoying the camaraderie of the dining car or press box with fellow scribes, it's all here in this great book. It isn't the same any more a. said Great Book for a Baseball Junkie Who Always Wanted to Be a Sportswriter. My secret fantasy job over the years was to be a sportswriter for one of the New York dailies back in the 1950s. It always seemed to be a romantic profession for the frustrated athlete who never quite made it beyond high school ball, but genuinely loved the game. After having read D'Agostino's excellent compendium of some of our nation's most celebrated baseball writers, I'm more convinced than ever how true that is (or was). Riding the rails with the team you cover, enjoying the camaraderie of the dining car or press box with fellow scribes, it's all here in this great book. It isn't the same any more a