Dropping the Ball: Baseball's Troubles and How We Can and Must Solve Them

by Dave Winfield, Michael Levin (Contributor)

A Hall of Famer and former Yankee star athlete presents recommendations for how to reclaim the popular national pastime from steroid scandals, labor disputes, and other challenges, in a strategic report that addresses such areas as making the game more fan-friendly, developing community-based programs, and diversifying front offices. 100,000 first printing.

Genres: Baseball, Sports

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Kaden]

I give this book 5 stars but I would give it more if I could. I absolutely loved how he tied in all of baseball's main problems and gave everyone solutions on how to fix them. I love the sport of baseball and this gave me clarity on the struggles that baseball is facing. I don't like the prologue where he seems to complain a lot, but it was all worth it. I wish this book would've gained more popularity because from when it was written, not much has changed.

[Ike]

One word = optimistic

[Daryl Grigsby]

brother Winfield shows why he was not just a great player but is a class person; makes a case for baseball to dramatically improve its image among African-Americans and young people.