Professor Baseball : Searching for Redemption and the Perfect Lineup on the Softball Diamonds of Central Park /

It happens every summer: packs of beer-bellied men with gloves and aluminum bats, putting their middle-aged bodies to the test on the softball diamond. For some, this yearly ritual is driven by a simple desire to enjoy a good ballgame; for others, it's a way to forge friendships-and rivalries....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Amenta, Edwin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2008]
Temas:
College teachers > Recreation > New York (State) > New York.
Middle-aged men > Recreation > New York (State) > New York.
Softball > New York (State) > New York.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General.
sports, sport, softball, diamond, central park, sociology, summer, seasonal, academic, scholarly, research, bats, gloves, ritual, yearly, ballgame, friendship, rivals, teams, professors, academia, little league, middle aged, true story, edwin amenta, performing arts, teammates, sociological, eddy ball, strategy, strategic, teachers, recreation.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preseason
  • Early season
  • Midseason and Dog Days
  • Postseason
  • Hot Stove
  • Bibliography and Acknowledgments

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