Amazing Baseball Adventure - Ballpark Wonders From the Bushes to the Show

Informationen zum Autor By Josh Pahigian Klappentext A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball's wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractions Exploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey. Combining engaging storytelling with fascinating sidebars and beautiful color photos, author Josh Pahigian captures the essence of each ballpark treasure--from the retractable lighthouse at the Portland Sea Dogs' Hadlock Field to the Sausage Race at the Brewers' Miller Park to Fenway Park's Green Monster and even to the delicious biscuits served by the aptly named Montgomery Biscuits. The Amazing Baseball Adventure brings to life the very best of these cherished ballpark features, the ones that motivate fans to return again and again to baseball cathedrals large and small.

Product details

• Authors: Josh Pahigian, Pahigian Josh
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2017
• EAN: 9781493025077
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-2507-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, Baseball, HISTORY / United States / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, Sports teams & clubs, history of sport, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Sports teams and clubs