Over forty million people attend minor league baseball games each
season. Who are they? Why do they come? Let's find out! Noted
social scientist Harris Cooper took a job as a Seating Bowl Host
for the most famous minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls.
As a host, he helped fans find seats and other stadium amenities,
made sure everyone was safe, took pictures, and chased kids from
the aisles. He got to talk with a wide-ranging assortment of
people, from regular attendees to those at their very first
baseball game, from retired judges to middle school students. Minor
league baseball games draw a broader array of Americans than any
sport. The fleeting moments spent talking baseball with the fan
sitting next to you or with a ballpark employee disguise the
remarkable variety of people who call themselves "baseball fans."
Dr. Cooper brings these people to life. In addition, the book
presents a brief history of minor league baseball, the Bulls, and
the city of Durham, so typical of small American cities. It
profiles the ballplayers, focusing not on their on-field statistics
but on who they are and where they come from. The book also
profiles twelve baseball movies, all of which focus on baseball not
played in the major leagues. Throughout the book, Dr. Cooper draws
on his knowledge of social science to extract from his experiences
a description of the inhabitants and goings-on at a ballpark. It
illuminates not just baseball writ large, but also provides a
compelling portrait of Americans as a people and their shared love
of our national pastime.
General
| Imprint: |
Sky Pony Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
Harris Cooper
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 215mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5107-7860-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5107-7860-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781510778603 |
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