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<p><p>In <I>Baseball Weekly</I>’s list of things that most affected baseball in the twentieth century, television ranked second—behind only the signing of Jackie Robinson. The new medium of television exposed baseball to a genuinely national audience; altered the financial picture for teams, owners, and players; and changed the way Americans followed the game. <I>Center Field Shot</I> explores these changes—all even more prominent in the first few years of the twenty-first century—and makes sense of their meaning for America’s pastime. <p><I></I> <p><I>Center Field Shot</I> traces a sometimes contentious but mutually beneficial relationship from the first televised game in 1939 to the new era of Internet broadcasts, satellite radio, and high-definition TV, considered from the perspective of businessmen collecting merchandising fees and advertising rights, franchise owners with ever more money to spend on talent, and broadcasters trying to present a game long considered “unfriendly” to television. Ultimately the association of baseball with television emerges as a reflection of—perhaps even a central feature of—American culture at
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- Author
- James R. Walker, Robert V. Bellamy, James Robert Walker
- Publisher
- Bison Books; University of Nebraska Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780803248250
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Anthropology, Linguistics
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (5 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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