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An account of the mysterious proving ground of America's national pastime, pulling back the veil on the minor leagues of baseball. Focuses on the Triple-A level, introducing readers to nine men: three pitchers, three position players, two managers, and an umpire.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Cup of Coffee Club shares the stories of eleven men who played in just a single major league baseball game and how they responded to the heartache of never making it back. Featuring exclusive interviews with each of the players, their insight provides a unique look into the struggles of being a professional ballplayer. Reaching the major leagues is a pipe dream for most young baseball players in America. Very few ever get to live it out. While...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Dunkel traces the rise of a Bismarck integrated squad and follows them through their ups and downs, focusing on the 1935 season, and the first National Semi-Pro Tournament in Wichita, Kansas--a decade before Jackie Robinson broke into the Major Leagues.
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
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"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what's right and wrong with modern America - written by an acclaimed journalist who went from Princeton to Army Ranger School to Iraq in search of the core values he ended up finding in a minor league stadium in Batavia, New York"--
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