Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 215 p)
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ill
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
081354274X
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9780813542744
Content:
In No Minor Accomplishment, sports historian and New Jersey native Bob Golon tells the story of the state's baseball scene since the Trenton Thunder arrived in 1994. Drawing on interviews with team owners and employees, industry executives and fans, Golon goes behind the scenes to show how maintaining a minor league ball club can be a risky business venture. Stadiums cost millions to build, and a team full of talented players does not immediately guarantee success. Instead, each of the eight minor league and independent professional teams in the state must tailor themselves to the communities
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; Chapter 1: Baseball's Early Roots in New Jersey; Chapter 2: The Decline and Reinvention of the Minor Leagues, Post-1950; Chapter 3: Baseball Returns to New Jersey in 1994; Chapter 4: The Trenton Thunder: The Capital of New Jersey Baseball; Chapter 5: A League of His Own: Frank Boulton and the Atlantic League; Chapter 6: The Somerset Patriots: Location, Location, Location!; Chapter 7: Newark and the Bears: Combining the Past and the Present; Chapter 8: Discovering Camden with the Riversharks
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Chapter 9: The Atlantic City Surf: Searching for a NicheChapter 10: Youth Must Be Served: The Can-Am League in New Jersey; Chapter 11: Nine Innings with the Lakewood BlueClaws; Chapter 12: Conclusion The Community of New Jersey Baseball; Notes; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813542744
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe No Minor Accomplishment : The Revival of New Jersey Professional Baseball
Language:
English
