When professional baseball returned to Brooklyn in 2001, fans were
jubilant and the media swarmed. After losing the Brooklyn Dodgers
to California 44 years ago, Brooklyn baseball fans could once again
claim a team of their own: the Cyclones, a Class A affiliate of the
New York Mets. The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New
Coney Island recounts that first season of the Cyclones. From the
construction of the incredible Keyspan Park at Coney Island to
their improbable successes on the field, Ben Osborne tells the
story of the Cyclones' delicate first year of operation. We see the
story up close and personal through the eyes of two very different
young men. The first is Anthony Otero, who was raised in a Coney
Island housing project and loves baseball, but has never seen a
game in person until the Cyclones land in his neighborhood. The
second is Brett Kay, a young man from California who has never been
to New York, until he becomes the catcher for the Brooklyn
Cyclones. From the plans of politicians like Rudy Giuliani and
Howard Golden, to the poverty of Coney Island's citizens, The
Brooklyn Cyclones reveals the stories behind the headlines to show
that the reality of creating a new sports team often involves
broken promises and shattered dreams. Osborne includes chapters on
the Cyclones' rivalry with the Staten Island Yankees, the Cyclones'
chances of capturing the New York-Penn League title, and an
epilogue updating Kay's, Otero's, and the Cyclones' progress
through the 2003 season. Ultimately, Ben Osborne shows how, for
these two young men, the Brooklyn Cyclones created dreams the same
way the Brooklyn Dodgers allowed the boys of Flatbush to dream
about one day playing in the Big Leagues.
General
| Imprint: |
New York University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2004 |
| First published: |
April 2004 |
| Authors: |
Ben Osborne
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8147-6205-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Sports & outdoor recreation >
Ball games >
Baseball
|
| LSN: |
0-8147-6205-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780814762059 |
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