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Author: Lou Hernández Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786493003 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 273
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This is an oral history of the Latin American baseball leagues of the mid-20th century. Interviews with dozens of former major league players, who participated in the winter leagues of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, provide a fascinating view of life in all of these countries during the most nostalgic era of baseball. For the majority of the players, it was the first time in their lives living in a foreign country; some of the more fortunate made trips to the Caribbean Series. The players' recollections range from their experiences on and off the field, to where they lived, what they ate, the ballparks, other players and irrepressible fans. The stories are often juxtaposed against the backdrop of Latin American political history, adding to the unique international flavor.
Author: Lou Hernández Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786493003 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 273
Book Description
This is an oral history of the Latin American baseball leagues of the mid-20th century. Interviews with dozens of former major league players, who participated in the winter leagues of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, provide a fascinating view of life in all of these countries during the most nostalgic era of baseball. For the majority of the players, it was the first time in their lives living in a foreign country; some of the more fortunate made trips to the Caribbean Series. The players' recollections range from their experiences on and off the field, to where they lived, what they ate, the ballparks, other players and irrepressible fans. The stories are often juxtaposed against the backdrop of Latin American political history, adding to the unique international flavor.
Author: Durwood Merrill Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780312182373 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 306
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In the tradition of Ron Luciano's bestselling "The Umpire Strikes Back", Durwood Merrill, baseball's most outspoken umpire offers two decades' worth of his sometimes hilarious, always controversial opinions on managers, life on the diamond, the players, and more. of photos.
Author: Louie Dubois Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1698711700 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 60
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This book of short vignettes from youth to becoming a thirty-ish adult has some humor, some gravitas, and a somewhat skewed advancement to adulthood. Various described setbacks were overcome by sheer determination, counsel by my parents and my dear wife, and luck. Of course, belief in Divine Guidance was paramount in any perceived success, then and now. Website: fordhamroadfreddy.com Also on my website is a short political novel: The Mysterious Kerfuffle of Harry Breen combined with Part II: The Triumphant Return of Harry Breen
Author: Sharon Hunt Rd LD Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1462037070 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 294
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"Celebrating an American heritage: tailgating at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) homecomings and football games before, after the game, in the parking lots and on the campuses; recipes for appetizers, entrees, desserts and homecoming spirits; made in batches and in style."
Author: Philip Roth Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307744051 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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The groundbreaking novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral that originally propelled its author to literary stardom: told in a continuous monologue from patient to psychoanalyst, this masterpiece draws us into the turbulent mind of one lust-ridden young Jewish bachelor named Alexander Portnoy. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years “Deliciously funny . . . absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious . . . a brilliantly vivid reading experience”—The New York Times Book Review “Touching as well as hilariously lewd . . . Roth is vibrantly talented”—New York Review of Books Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933- )] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Spielvogel says: 'Acts of exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, auto-eroticism and oral coitus are plentiful; as a consequence of the patient's "morality," however, neither fantasy nor act issues in genuine sexual gratification, but rather in overriding feelings of shame and the dread of retribution, particularly in the form of castration.' (Spielvogel, O. "The Puzzled Penis," Internationale Zeitschrift für Psychoanalyse, Vol. XXIV, p. 909.) It is believed by Spielvogel that many of the symptoms can be traced to the bonds obtaining in the mother-child relationship.
Author: Bob West Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1039166725 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 222
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During a match in Colville, Washington, official Bob West was head-butted by a high school wrestler in 1996 and knocked unconscious. This incident, captured on tape, has been aired on every major network, been discussed on numerous talk shows, and is still used today to portray the decline in sportsmanship at every level of sports. Rage on the Field chronicles West’s boyhood ambitions to become a sports official, the politics involved in his rise to the top, and the vicious assault that ultimately ended his officiating career. West discusses the assault and the issues surrounding sportsmanship today across all levels and types of sport. West’s passionate story reveals never-before-seen aspects of sports officiating and speaks to the issues underlying the continuing problem of poor sportsmanship in today’s society.
Author: Bruce Fabricant Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 057801534X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 166
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Come back to the 1950s and relive the dreams of 15 young boys who grew up playing baseball in Mount Vernon, New York. Hear them reminisce about what it was like 60 years ago living in a community where baseball was not just a sport but a way of life. Meet their dads and brothers who threw practices pitches after dinner and bought them their first mitts. Meet the mom who pulled her son out of kindergarten to watch a New York Giants game at the Polo Grounds on Ladies Day. Travel with them as they sang All I Have to Do Is Dream on the bus to away games. But most of all, hear how they became the A.B. Davis High School baseball team that won a championship in 1959.
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