Justice and human rights-minded sportswriter Dave Zirin provides a
scathing, eye-opening examination of professional sports ownership
and its problematic relationship to society.--Analysis (poet &
Red Emma's bookseller)
From the publisher:
“'The smartest and gutsiest sportswriter in America.' —Robert
Lipsyte, bestselling author and New York Times sportswriter
Funny, engaging, and
sharply pointed in his appraisal of the sports complex bankrupting
our cities, the celebrated author of A People’s History of Sports
in the United States and What’s My Name, Fool? returns with a
hard-hitting indictment of the big business that professional sports
has become.
When attending a
baseball game becomes a luxury reserved for the wealthy few and
cities build multimillion-dollar stadiums while letting their bridges
crumble, the true cost of sports in this country demands
reassessment. Covering the full range of sports shenanigans through
2011, this revised and updated edition of Bad Sports cuts through
the hype and bombast to make the case that sports ownership is as
irresponsible as the financial deceit that drove the nation to the
edge of economic ruin.
From the outrageous
use of public funds for stadium construction to the use of these
spaces for religious and political platforms, Dave Zirin raises
crucial questions about the moral bankruptcy of so many of our
politicians; about the real interests of team owners; and, above all
else, about where the fun has gone.”