Description |
1 online resource (234 pages) |
Contents |
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 |
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 themselves to the communities |
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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 / General.
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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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1281397288 |
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9781281397287 |
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