Book Description

"While major league owners squabble over astronomical player salaries, TV revenue, their commissioner and each other, minor league teams across the country are playing the game of baseball the way it used to be played. In this world, owners know the fans by name, players willingly stay after the game to sign autographs, and a family of four can spend three hours at the ballpark - including the cost of soft drinks, beer, hot dogs plus a fireworks show after the game - for under twenty bucks." "America's 150 minor league teams provide family entertainment at bargain prices - and they're profitable. This just might be the kind of business you'd like to put some money in. The teams aren't traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and it's a good bet your broker doesn't know anything about the baseball business. But Jay Acton does, and in this funny, lively, informative book, he will tell you all about it." "But even if you never invest any more than the price of a ticket, Green Diamonds is must reading. Here's an inside look at the game that most informed fans know little about: the crazy promotions that pack minor league fans into the stadiums; the details of the way a team makes (and sometimes loses) money; why minor league owners and general managers believe working for a minor league team is the best job in the world." "If you're a potential investor, Green Diamonds will tell you all you need to know about the business side of baseball. If you just love the game of baseball, Green Diamonds belongs on your shelf as one of the most unusual and informative baseball books of this or any other season."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved