{"product_id":"making-it-in-the-minors-a-team-owners-lessons-in-the-business-of-baseball-paperback","title":"Making It in the Minors: A Team Owner's Lessons in the Business of Baseball - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur P. Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllyn I. Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are many sports-related books about what happens on the playing field, but few are written about the equally interesting stories of what happens on the business side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why acquire a professional sports team? What goes into the branding, marketing and entertainment that make some teams successful, and others not? What are the challenges that managers and staff face? Are there valuable lessons from the major and minor leagues for university, high school and other amateur sports programs? How do sports teams generate a profit?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While the examples are drawn from the business of baseball, the lessons are applicable to other sports and many retail businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether curious fans or aspiring executives, readers will welcome this hands-on guide to building and managing a successful minor league baseball club. With stories and examples, Arthur Solomon shares his knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to take us behind the scenes of the real world of club ownership and management, where he has been so successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur P. Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e has been a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a partner on Wall Street, a real estate developer and the owner of two minor league baseball teams which have been awarded the Larry MacPhail and Bob Freitas awards. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllyn I. Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is an experienced writer for television and author of numerous books about business, entrepreneurship and sports. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779950182535,"sku":"9780786468676","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Z0FiqB8NpC9780786468676.webp?v=1769421077","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/making-it-in-the-minors-a-team-owners-lessons-in-the-business-of-baseball-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}