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This really needs two ratings. 1-how well was the book written? 2-the content of said book. Mr. Kuhn was a very capable writer. The book is interesting, doesn't drag and in depth enough but not too much. However, - and let me state right now I was not a fan of his when he was commissioner - the guy apparently learned nothing from his mistakes. Mainly, because he seemed not to make any, from his point of view. I was flabbergasted that as he recalled each event during his commisionership, he was never wrong. The men who agreed with his point(s) of view were intelligent, well-thought out, and forthright. Those who disagreed with him were simply wrong, ill-informed, not cognizant of the issues, or illogical. Every time. I have put off writing this review for nearly two years because personally, he seemed like a terrific man. High integrity. Good values. Loved his family passionately. And I hesitate speaking ill of the departed. But, holy crud, the man was clueless. For example, free agency. It was perfectly fine for HIM to be able to leave his job when his contract was up. But a baseball player,...NEVER. Free agency was a menace. Years after the fact, he was still spouting this idea. Even with the value of hindsight, he was still painfully myopic. So, if anyone in his family should happen to read this, I mean no disrespect. Great guy. Truly. But should never have been the commissioner of baseball.


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Hardball The Education of a Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn Books Reviews

A good summary of baseball in the tumultuous 1960's and 1970's from someone who was in the center of it all.
The reader should come away from an autobiography with an understanding of the author's personality and his place in the world. By that standard, Bowie Kuhn's autobiography is a success on nearly every page, he reveals that even in retrospect he doesn't understand what happened while he was Commissioner of Baseball.
Kuhn, who served as Commissioner from 1969 until 1984, comes across as a character out of P.G. Wodehouse -- a doddering nobleman who obliviously mouths platitudes while his world collapses around him.
Unlike predecessors Spike Eckert and Ford Frick, Kuhn actually believed the myth of the Commissioner as Majestic Neutral, lording above owners and players alike to proclaim The Best Interest of Baseball. The players were never fooled they knew Kuhn was hired and paid by the owners, and took their cues from master negotiator Marvin Miller. Within a few years they had won the right to take their grievances to a truly impartial arbitrator, using this leverage to win free agency. Kuhn never knew what hit him.
The owners weren't fooled, either. They knew the difference between a pretentious title and actual power -- and they fumed when Kuhn's attempt to play a role in labor negotiations undercut their own bargaining position. Throughout the second half of his tenure, Kuhn spent more time battling to keep his job than actually doing it.
When Kuhn took office, the owners ran MLB as they pleased. When he left, the owners couldn't sneeze without clearing it with the Players' Association. Read this book and you'll understand how this happened.
This is a great book , I would read it all over again, I loved it. I would buy it again, worth reading about baseball.
This really needs two ratings. 1-how well was the book written? 2-the content of said book. Mr. Kuhn was a very capable writer. The book is interesting, doesn't drag and in depth enough but not too much. However, - and let me state right now I was not a fan of his when he was commissioner - the guy apparently learned nothing from his mistakes. Mainly, because he seemed not to make any, from his point of view. I was flabbergasted that as he recalled each event during his commisionership, he was never wrong. The men who agreed with his point(s) of view were intelligent, well-thought out, and forthright. Those who disagreed with him were simply wrong, ill-informed, not cognizant of the issues, or illogical. Every time. I have put off writing this review for nearly two years because personally, he seemed like a terrific man. High integrity. Good values. Loved his family passionately. And I hesitate speaking ill of the departed. But, holy crud, the man was clueless. For example, free agency. It was perfectly fine for HIM to be able to leave his job when his contract was up. But a baseball player,...NEVER. Free agency was a menace. Years after the fact, he was still spouting this idea. Even with the value of hindsight, he was still painfully myopic. So, if anyone in his family should happen to read this, I mean no disrespect. Great guy. Truly. But should never have been the commissioner of baseball.