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Author: Bruce Chadwick Publisher: ISBN: Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 184
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Major League play has attracted the glitz and the glamour, but until the days of television most Americans came to know the national pastime through the Minor League teams. In this enjoyable history, evocative photos and a lively text trace the Minors from their origins to the revival they are enjoying today. Hundreds of photographs provide more than a century's worth of nostalgia. Ardent fans and casual readers alike will find the next to be an endless source of delightful facts and trivia: Former New York Governor Moro Cuomo once played for Pittsburgh's farm team in New Brunswick, Gerorgia; Liz Taylor was once a cheerleader for the Hollywood Stars; and the outfield in the Beckley, West Virginia, park ran right to the edge of a 400-foot cliff, discouraging even the most intrepid fielder from diving for a home-run fly! This is truly a one-of-a-kind history that will delight baseball fans, collectors and student of America alike.
Author: Bruce Chadwick Publisher: ISBN: Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 184
Book Description
Major League play has attracted the glitz and the glamour, but until the days of television most Americans came to know the national pastime through the Minor League teams. In this enjoyable history, evocative photos and a lively text trace the Minors from their origins to the revival they are enjoying today. Hundreds of photographs provide more than a century's worth of nostalgia. Ardent fans and casual readers alike will find the next to be an endless source of delightful facts and trivia: Former New York Governor Moro Cuomo once played for Pittsburgh's farm team in New Brunswick, Gerorgia; Liz Taylor was once a cheerleader for the Hollywood Stars; and the outfield in the Beckley, West Virginia, park ran right to the edge of a 400-foot cliff, discouraging even the most intrepid fielder from diving for a home-run fly! This is truly a one-of-a-kind history that will delight baseball fans, collectors and student of America alike.
Author: Frank Hoffmann Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 113640483X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 212
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Examine the big-league benefits of minor league baseball! The Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports examines the role played by minor league baseball in hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. Written from the unique perspective of a sociologist who also happens to be an avid baseball fan, the book looks at the contributions minor league teams make to the quality of life in their communities, creating focal points for spirit and cohesiveness while providing opportunities for interaction and entertainment. The book links theory and experience to present a “sociology of baseball” that explains the symbiotic relationship which brings people together for a common purpose—to root, root, root for the home team. From the author: Minor league baseball is played across the country in more than 100 very different communities. These communities seem to share a special bond with their teams. As with all sports teams, there is a symbiotic relationship between the team and the city or town that it represents. In the case of major league professional sports, the relationship is often fueled by economic outcomes. On the minor league level, the relationship appears to go beyond mere money and prestige. Minor league teams occupy a special place in our hearts. We are more forgiving when they lose, and extremely proud of them when they win. Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports is a detailed look at the connection between town and team, including: economic benefits (development strategies, community growth) intangible benefits (ballpark camaraderie, hometown pride) fan attachment and attendance (demographic variables, stadium accessibility, “home court advantage”) case studies of two Maryland minor-league franchises--the Class AA Bowie Baysox and the Class A Hagerstown Suns Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports also includes an introduction to the organizational structure of the minor leagues, a history of each current league, and charts and tables on attendance figures and franchise relocations. This book is essential reading for sociologists, sport sociologists/historians, academics and/or practitioners in the fields of community sociology and psychology, and of course, baseball fans.
Author: Joe Heffron Publisher: Clerisy Press ISBN: 1578605547 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 224
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The Local Boys tells the stories of men who achieved the boyhood dream of playing for the hometown team. From Ethan Allen to Don Zimmer, they're all here, including Charlie "Bushel Basket" Gould, who played on the first team in 1869 to Junior Griffey, soon to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Alongside big-name stars like Dave Parker and Buddy Bell, fans will find those like Eddie Hunter, who played only one inning in 1933, never got to bat, and never fielded a ball. Every player receives a one- or two-page profile, many of which are based on original interviews with the players or surviving family members. Going beyond statistics, each profile brings the player to life through stories that have never before been told in print. An indispensible look at Cincinnati baseball history, The Local Boys makes an ideal gift for any Reds fan.
Author: League Baseball Publisher: ISBN: 9780345498335 Category : Baseball Languages : en Pages : 0
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Okay, Detroit: Al Kaline or Ty Cobb? You're up, Cincy, who's it gonna be: Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, maybe Joe Morgan? How about you, Beantown, what's your pick: Yaz (Yastrzemski) or perhaps Ted the Splendid Splinter Williams? Let's hear from you, San Francisco: The 'Say Hey' Kid, Juan Marichal, or Barry Bonds? New York Yankees? Fugeddaboudit: The Bambino, The Iron Horse, Joltin' Joe, The Mick, or Yogi? Every Major League town has its favorite sons, but only one from each city gets to be the Hometown Hero. Published in conjunction with Major League Baseball, Hometown Heroes presents the game's most outstanding players as selected by you, the fans. Beautifully illustrated, this must-have book is a celebration of the best of the best. Millions of voters whittled a list of 150 nominees down to thirty Hometown Heroes, one for each team. The players selected represent the finest ever to wear their team's uniform. This is the pantheon of baseball legends-Aaron, Ryan, Clemente, Schmidt, Ripken, and Seaver, among others. They are the men whose remarkable legacies were forged the moment they first took to the diamond, and were assured the moment they hung up their cleats to assume a position among the all-time greats. All 150 finalists are profiled here-career highlights, statistics, amazing photographs, fabulous tidbits, and other features. For more than a century, baseball fans have debated endlessly which players have earned the right to be called the finest of the sport. Hometown Heroes pays tribute to the cream of the crop. Major League Baseball Publishing is a full-service publishing arm of Major League Baseball that produces and licenses a variety of high-quality baseball books, souvenir programs, magazines, and children's books. This branch of Major League Baseball Properties includes an in-house stock-photo agency. Each publication offers the highest standards for the oldest, and, most popular professional sports entity in the world. Tim Kurkjian is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, a reporter/analyst who regularly appears on ESPN's Baseball Tonight television show, and a frequent contributor to espn.com. He has authored two books and has been exerted in numerous others. Kurkjian has covered baseball for more than a quarter of a century, and has held writing positions with such prestigious publications as Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Sun, and The Dallas Morning News.
Author: League Baseball Publisher: ISBN: 9780345498335 Category : Baseball Languages : en Pages : 0
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Okay, Detroit: Al Kaline or Ty Cobb? You're up, Cincy, who's it gonna be: Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, maybe Joe Morgan? How about you, Beantown, what's your pick: Yaz (Yastrzemski) or perhaps Ted the Splendid Splinter Williams? Let's hear from you, San Francisco: The 'Say Hey' Kid, Juan Marichal, or Barry Bonds? New York Yankees? Fugeddaboudit: The Bambino, The Iron Horse, Joltin' Joe, The Mick, or Yogi? Every Major League town has its favorite sons, but only one from each city gets to be the Hometown Hero. Published in conjunction with Major League Baseball, Hometown Heroes presents the game's most outstanding players as selected by you, the fans. Beautifully illustrated, this must-have book is a celebration of the best of the best. Millions of voters whittled a list of 150 nominees down to thirty Hometown Heroes, one for each team. The players selected represent the finest ever to wear their team's uniform. This is the pantheon of baseball legends-Aaron, Ryan, Clemente, Schmidt, Ripken, and Seaver, among others. They are the men whose remarkable legacies were forged the moment they first took to the diamond, and were assured the moment they hung up their cleats to assume a position among the all-time greats. All 150 finalists are profiled here-career highlights, statistics, amazing photographs, fabulous tidbits, and other features. For more than a century, baseball fans have debated endlessly which players have earned the right to be called the finest of the sport. Hometown Heroes pays tribute to the cream of the crop. Major League Baseball Publishing is a full-service publishing arm of Major League Baseball that produces and licenses a variety of high-quality baseball books, souvenir programs, magazines, and children's books. This branch of Major League Baseball Properties includes an in-house stock-photo agency. Each publication offers the highest standards for the oldest, and, most popular professional sports entity in the world. Tim Kurkjian is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, a reporter/analyst who regularly appears on ESPN's Baseball Tonight television show, and a frequent contributor to espn.com. He has authored two books and has been exerted in numerous others. Kurkjian has covered baseball for more than a quarter of a century, and has held writing positions with such prestigious publications as Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Sun, and The Dallas Morning News.
Author: Tim Healey Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493028596 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 192
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Grab a Zweigle's White Hot at Dwyer Stadium (built in 1939) and cheer on the Batavia Muckdogs. Join B.B. the Bluefish as he warms up the crowd at Bridgeport's Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Take in the view of Coney Island from the upper deck of MCU Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. Watch from a box seat in Pawtucket as top Red Sox prospects try to make it to the bigs. . . . It's all part of minor league baseball in the Northeast. This book conveys the essence of the sport--from the sublime (summer nights under the lights cheering for a hometown team) to the ridiculous (racing bagels, cowboy monkeys, garish "alternate" uniforms--by visiting 27 minor league ballparks through the Northeast. It offers both a visitor's guide and an appealing narrative, covering the particulars of each venue--who plays there and when, how to get there, where to sit and what to eat--and describing what makes each park, and each team and town, special. It also offers a bit of history of the parks--the legends who played there and the great games they hosted. From Portland, Maine (home of the Sea Dogs) to Altoona, Pennsylvania (home of the Curve), this book features Triple-A, Double-A, and Single-A action from every part of the region.
Author: Daniel R. Levitt Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN: 1612342817 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 575
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An essential experience of being a baseball fan is the hopeful anticipation of seeing the hometown nine make a run at winning the World Series. In Paths to Glory, Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt review how teams build themselves up into winners. What makes a winning team like the 1900 Brooklyn Superbas or the 1917 White Sox or the 1997 Florida Marlins? And how are these teams different? What makes each championship team a unique product of its time? Armour and Levitt provide the historical context to show how the sport's business side has changed dramatically but its competitive environment remains the same. Utilizing new statistics to evaluate a player's value and career patterns, Armour and Levitt explore the teams that took risks, created their own opportunities, and changed the game. How did the Washington Senators achieve the unthinkable and blow past Babe Ruth's Yankees in 1924 and 1925? How did the 1965 Minnesota Twins quickly rise to the top and why did they just as suddenly fall? Did Charlie Finley assemble the last old-fashioned championship team before free agency, or was the Moustache Gang another example of winning by building from within? Why did the star-laden Red Sox of the 1930s keep falling short? In exploring these teams and more, Armour and Levitt analyze the players, the managers, and the executives who built teams to win and then lived with the consequences.
Author: Mike Shalin Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 168358094X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 630
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For Red Sox fans eager to relive the glory days of their favorite players, The Hometown Team enables them to do just that, through the lens of longtime photographer Steve Babineau. From star and support players, to members of the grounds crew, Red Sox staff, alumni, and some opposing players, this book features Fenway's most memorable characters from the past forty years, with behind-the-scenes images of the ballpark during that time as well. This scrapbook-style book features fun and insightful commentary from veteran sportswriter Mike Shalin and images of the following BoSox legends: Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Wade Boggs, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek, Johnny Damon, Mookie Betts, and many more. The perfect gift for any fan of Boston baseball!
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