Can Baseball Survive In The 21st Century?
Week 2 | M, W, Th, F | Turner Conference Room | Ages 14 and up
Once America's national pastime, baseball faces an uncertain future. The class will explore if the slower pace of baseball dooms it to niche status. We will delve into the roots of baseball's resistance to change and explore why any changes in baseball rules like the designated hitter, the new pitch clock, and inter-league play inevitably become controversial.
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Lee Lowenfish
Pioneer in sports culture teaching in 1970s. Authored four books on baseball including award-winning biography "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman," three editions of labor history of baseball "The Imperfect Diamond," and Tom Seaver's "The Art of Pitching."
