Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Socio-economic baseball book
Star-Ledger profiled this book, from one of their own journalists. There's one reader so far who reviewed the book. It's interesting that it's in the "sociology" section and not the baseball section of Amazon. Also interesting is that even though it just came out, it's heavily discounted at the other Amazon sellers. Anyway, here's a tidbit from the Amazon reviewer:
But, as Jonathan Schuppe points out in A Chance to Win, largely due to peer pressure, black kids are still reluctant to take up the game. They consider it a "white" sport and by huge margins give their attention to basketball and football instead.?
If anyone is going to read this book, feel free to share your findings. Seems right up Pizza's alley.
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