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The book is called "Diamond Destruction: How Greed, Media And Steroids Ruined Our Game" which discusses how I fell in love with the game of baseball that I didn't know as a younger child and have gradually seen both the fans over sensationalize athletic "heroes" and expect far too much from people who are playing a game for a living while there are athletes who can never really appreciate their fans. I have been writing this with the objective of trying to figure out if high salaries really aren't the problem, how stories are often sensationalized in a 24-hour news era and what impact did the use of steroids really have on the younger baseball crowd that has grown up in this era. I think it is important to judge the mindset of a growing fan base of our national pastime and something that we should never forget or take for granted.
I didn't know the game until I was nearly 10 years old when I moved from Pakistan to Canada and now the United States for the past decade. Having just graduated from College with a degree in Mathematics, I would love some financial help in publishing a book on baseball that I have been working on in my spare time. All proceeds will be used strictly for book-related purposes including designing a cover.
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I just graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Stevens Institute of Technology but I have been a sports fan for a very long time. Hopefully sometime in the not too distant future, I can combine both of those interests into something I do for a living. In the meantime, I have begun writing this book which will hopefully open some eyes about the game of baseball and return the sport to its glory days as our national pastime.
