| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 215 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Baseball's early roots in New Jersey -- The decline and reinvention of the minor leagues, post-1950 -- Baseball returns to New Jersey in 1994 -- The Trenton Thunder : the capital of New Jersey baseball -- A league of his own : Frank Boulton and the Atlantic League -- The Somerset Patriots : location, location, location! -- Newark and the Bears : combining the past and the present -- Discovering Camden with the Riversharks -- The Atlantic City Surf : searching for a niche -- Youth must be served : the Can-Am League in New Jersey -- Nine innings with the Lakewood BlueClaws -- Conclusion : the community of New Jersey baseball |
| Summary |
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 itself to the communities in which it is situated |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Minor league baseball -- New Jersey -- History
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Baseball teams -- New Jersey -- History
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- Essays & Writings.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- Statistics.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball teams
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Minor league baseball
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New Jersey
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813544694 |
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0813544696 |
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