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The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams & New Coney Island signed Ben Osborne
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Pages
- 198
- Publication Date
- 2004-04-01
- Book Title
- The Brooklyn
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, signed
- Subjects
- Sports
- Modified Item
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780814762059
- Subject Area
- Sports & Recreation, History
- Publication Name
- Brooklyn Cyclones : Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Baseball / History, Baseball / General
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
0814762050
ISBN-13
9780814762059
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6047634
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Brooklyn Cyclones : Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island
Language
English
Subject
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Baseball / History, Baseball / General
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Sports & Recreation, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-023700
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The Dodgers will likely never return to Brooklyn, but The Brooklyn Cyclones makes it possible for the old-time fan to feel passionate again." -Jeff Pearlman,Newsday staff writer and author of The Bad Guys Won: A Season with the 1986 Mets, "Here, thanks to a sparkling lineup of characters, vivid writing, and a veteran scout's eye for detail, a single season comes alive with far more than just wins and losses; with the power, politics, and people dead center in a book as much about hopes and dreams as it is about baseball." -Armen Keteyian,CBS and HBO Sports, "The Dodgers will likely never return to Brooklyn, but The Brooklyn Cyclones makes it possible for the old-time fan to feel passionate again." - Jeff Pearlman, Newsday staff writer and author of The Bad Guys Won: A Season with the 1986 Mets, Here, thanks to a sparkling lineup of characters, vivid writing, and a veteran scout's eye for detail, a single season comes alive with far more than just wins and losses; with the power, politics, and people dead center in a book as much about hopes and dreams as it is about baseball., The Dodgers will likely never return to Brooklyn, but The Brooklyn Cyclones makes it possible for the old-time fan to feel passionate again., "Here, thanks to a sparkling lineup of characters, vivid writing, and a veteran scout's eye for detail, a single season comes alive with far more than just wins and losses; with the power, politics, and people dead center in a book as much about hopes and dreams as it is about baseball." - Armen Keteyian, CBS and HBO Sports, "Love Brooklyn or love baseball or love both, you are sure to love Ben Osborne's tale of the birth of the only team ever named after a roller coaster. The perfect off-season read; in season, the book will make you wonder what you are doing reading when you should be down at Keyspan Park, rooting for those Cyclones." -Michael Daly, New York Daily News columnist and author of Under Ground: A Novel, "If there's more fun than attending a Cyclones' game, it's reading Ben Osborne's warm-hearted, historically observant take on Coney Island's new and very old pastime." - Rick Telander, author ofHeaven Is a Playground, Osborne...actually lives in Brooklyn. This lends both weight and depth to his account of the Cyclones' birth, and a reality, rather than nostalgic sentimentalism, to his Brooklyn., "Osborne...actually lives in Brooklyn. This lends both weight and depth to his account of the Cyclones' birth, and a reality, rather than nostalgic sentimentalism, to his Brooklyn." -Nine, If there's more fun than attending a Cyclones' game, it's reading Ben Osborne's warm-hearted, historically observant take on Coney Island's new and very old pastime., "If there's more fun than attending a Cyclones' game, it's reading Ben Osborne's warm-hearted, historically observant take on Coney Island's new and very old pastime." -Rick Telander,author of Heaven Is a Playground, "Love Brooklyn or love baseball or love both, you are sure to love Ben Osborne's tale of the birth of the only team ever named after a roller coaster. The perfect off-season read; in season, the book will make you wonder what you are doing reading when you should be down at Keyspan Park, rooting for those Cyclones." - Michael Daly, New York Daily News columnist and author of Under Ground: A Novel, "Osborne...actually lives in Brooklyn. This lends both weight and depth to his account of the Cyclones' birth, and a reality, rather than nostalgic sentimentalism, to his Brooklyn." - Nine ,, Love Brooklyn or love baseball or love both, you are sure to love Ben Osborne's tale of the birth of the only team ever named after a roller coaster. The perfect off-season read; in season, the book will make you wonder what you are doing reading when you should be down at Keyspan Park, rooting for those Cyclones., "Osborne...actually lives in Brooklyn. This lends both weight and depth to his account of the Cyclones' birth, and a reality, rather than nostalgic sentimentalism, to his Brooklyn." - Nine, "If there's more fun than attending a Cyclones' game, it's reading Ben Osborne's warm-hearted, historically observant take on Coney Island's new and very old pastime." - Rick Telander, author of Heaven Is a Playground, "The Dodgers will likely never return to Brooklyn, but The Brooklyn Cyclones makes it possible for the old-time fan to feel passionate again." - Jeff Pearlman, Newsday staff writer and author ofThe Bad Guys Won: A Season with the 1986 Mets, "Love Brooklyn or love baseball or love both, you are sure to love Ben Osborne's tale of the birth of the only team ever named after a roller coaster. The perfect off-season read; in season, the book will make you wonder what you are doing reading when you should be down at Keyspan Park, rooting for those Cyclones." - Michael Daly,New York Daily Newscolumnist and author ofUnder Ground: A Novel
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
796.357/64/0974723
Table Of Content
ContentsPreface Prologue: June 2, 2001 1 Opening Day 2 The First Few Brooklyn "Home Stands" 3 Kay and the Cyclones Become Celebrities 4 Coney Island's Team Begins Its Own Rivalry-The "Ferry Series" 5 Kay and the Cyclones Take the New York-Penn League by Storm 6 Brett Kay Moves to the BIG City, Anthony Stays in Coney Island 7 The Last Home Game of the Regular Season 8 The Postseason 9 Epilogue: September 15, 2003 2001 Statistics and Standings Acknowledgments About the Author All illustrations appear as an insert following p. 102.
Synopsis
The story of the first year of the Brooklyn Cyclones baseball team - as told from two very different points of view: from a star team player from California and a young man of the same age who grew up in the projects next to the stadium. This book looks at both the gains and loses to the community., 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.
LC Classification Number
GV875.B69O82 2004
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Copyright Date
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