For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
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"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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| For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1208868 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball Context triple: [Bud Selig, hasWritten, For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball]
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Why I Love Baseball
"Why I Love Baseball" is a book by broadcaster Larry King in which he reflects on his lifelong passion for the sport through personal stories, memories, and commentary.
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B.
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent reflecting on his tenure and the history, culture, and inner workings of professional baseball.
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C.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
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Moneyball
Moneyball is a 2011 sports drama film (based on Michael Lewis’s nonfiction book) that chronicles the Oakland Athletics’ pioneering use of sabermetrics and data-driven analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
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E.
The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life
"The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life" is a memoir and leadership guide by longtime MLB manager Joe Maddon that blends baseball stories with lessons on strategy, culture, and personal growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball Target entity description: "For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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A.
Why I Love Baseball
"Why I Love Baseball" is a book by broadcaster Larry King in which he reflects on his lifelong passion for the sport through personal stories, memories, and commentary.
-
B.
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent reflecting on his tenure and the history, culture, and inner workings of professional baseball.
-
C.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
-
D.
Moneyball
Moneyball is a 2011 sports drama film (based on Michael Lewis’s nonfiction book) that chronicles the Oakland Athletics’ pioneering use of sabermetrics and data-driven analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
-
E.
The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life
"The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life" is a memoir and leadership guide by longtime MLB manager Joe Maddon that blends baseball stories with lessons on strategy, culture, and personal growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ sports memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Hall of Fame perspectives
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business side of Major League Baseball ⓘ controversies in Major League Baseball ⓘ fan experience in Major League Baseball ⓘ integrity of the game in baseball ⓘ media and television deals in MLB ⓘ modernization of Major League Baseball ⓘ reforms in Major League Baseball ⓘ role of the commissioner in Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| author | Bud Selig ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Phil Rogers ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
baseball book
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memoir ⓘ sports literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Bud Selig ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage of major rule changes in MLB
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discussion of steroid-era policies ⓘ insider account of MLB leadership ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Harper ⓘ |
| subject |
1994–95 MLB strike
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All-Star Game reforms ⓘ MLB expansion ⓘ Major League Baseball ⓘ World Series home-field advantage ⓘ baseball ⓘ collective bargaining in MLB ⓘ competitive balance in MLB ⓘ instant replay in baseball ⓘ interleague play ⓘ labor relations in sports ⓘ performance-enhancing drugs in baseball ⓘ revenue sharing in MLB ⓘ sports business ⓘ sports governance ⓘ steroid era in Major League Baseball ⓘ wild card playoff format ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Bud Selig’s tenure as MLB commissioner
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early 21st century baseball ⓘ late 20th century baseball ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Bud Selig
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hasWritten
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For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
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