When Baseball Isn't White, Straight and Male

This book analyzes how sportswriters have discussed issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, age and class within professional baseball from 1998 to the present. Each chapter looks at the media representations of a specific controversy--the 1998 home-run chase, Alex Rodriguez''s historic contract signing, Barry Bonds'' home runs, Mike Piazza''s "I am not gay" press conference, E...