Every summer, college baseball teams from around the nation come
to Omaha, Nebraska, to play pure move-the-man-over,
run-manufacturing baseball in a series that's part college bowl
game, part county fair. In the spirit of "3 Nights in August" and
"The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty," veteran sports writer Ryan
McGee goes behind the scenes, into the stands, and onto the field
to reveal an exciting yet personal look at one of the hottest
sports championships in the country---the College World
Series.
In 2008, the ten-day, eight-team tournament was the scene of one of
the greatest series in its illustrious history. And Ryan McGee puts
the reader behind closed doors with the underdog champs, the Fresno
State Bulldogs, as well as with their seven opponents, from the
first batting practice session, to bus rides to the ballpark, to
the locker room and the dugout. It's the CWS as few ever see
it.
But "The Road to Omaha" goes far beyond the 2008 season. It's an
in-depth look at the managing strategies and playing style of
college baseball, as well as a series of profiles that examine the
people behind and around the CWS---the players, coaches, and fans
who keep that feeling of good-old-days innocence alive through
their reverence for the Great American Pastime.
McGee also takes up residence at Rosenblatt Stadium itself,
reliving its rich history and tapping into the electricity around
it, from the tailgating fans to the surrounding neighborhoods. "The
Blatt" is America's last real connection to the baseball belief
that "Field of Dreams "can actually happen: a wooden-framed
ballpark with cramped concourses where teams share locker rooms,
change clothes in the parking lot, and sign autographs for kids
until their fingers cramp. "The Blatt" is a monument to
tradition---and the last of its kind to keep that tradition
alive.
Thanks to Ryan McGee's quick eye for play-by-play action, as well
as his deep love for sports, " The Road to Omaha" is a rare glimpse
into the kind of baseball our grandfather's knew---a snapshot of
the one of the last remaining vestiges of pure Americana: a
hometown, baseball, and the people who shape it and are shaped by
it in turn.
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