Marcano Guevara, Arturo J., 1968-
Stealing lives the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz / [electronic resource] : Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002. - 252 p. : 1 map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index.
The "golden age" of Latin American baseball talent in major league baseball -- The globalization of baseball -- The structure and dynamics of major league baseball's recruitment of foreign baseball talent -- Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark, the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz -- "Pap�a, I want to play baseball!" -- Going to Vietnam -- In baseball purgatory -- The Mesa miracle -- The Dominican disaster -- "That's just your story" -- The pursuit of justice goes terribly wrong -- Seventh-inning stretch, Chicago, New York, Maracay -- The final inning -- Repairing the global ballpark -- Human rights, labor standards, and major league baseball's exploitation of children in Latin America -- Global ballpark repair strategies.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Quiroz, Alexis.
Major League Baseball (Organization)--Corrupt practices.
Baseball players--Recruiting--Latin America.
Baseball players--Abuse of--Latin America.
Discrimination in sports--United States.
Electronic books.
GV880.22 / .M37 2002eb
796.357/089/68
Stealing lives the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz / [electronic resource] : Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002. - 252 p. : 1 map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index.
The "golden age" of Latin American baseball talent in major league baseball -- The globalization of baseball -- The structure and dynamics of major league baseball's recruitment of foreign baseball talent -- Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark, the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz -- "Pap�a, I want to play baseball!" -- Going to Vietnam -- In baseball purgatory -- The Mesa miracle -- The Dominican disaster -- "That's just your story" -- The pursuit of justice goes terribly wrong -- Seventh-inning stretch, Chicago, New York, Maracay -- The final inning -- Repairing the global ballpark -- Human rights, labor standards, and major league baseball's exploitation of children in Latin America -- Global ballpark repair strategies.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Quiroz, Alexis.
Major League Baseball (Organization)--Corrupt practices.
Baseball players--Recruiting--Latin America.
Baseball players--Abuse of--Latin America.
Discrimination in sports--United States.
Electronic books.
GV880.22 / .M37 2002eb
796.357/089/68