The Amazing Baseball Adventure. Ballpark Wonders from the Bushes to the Show.
Josh Pahigian
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Description for The Amazing Baseball Adventure. Ballpark Wonders from the Bushes to the Show.
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 803.
A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball’s wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractions Exploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey. Combining engaging storytelling with fun sidebars and beautiful color photos, author Josh Pahigian captures the essence of each ballpark treasure—from the retractable lighthouse at the Portland Sea Dogs’ Hadlock Field to the Sausage Race at the Brewers’ Miller Park to Fenway Park’s Green Monster and even to the delicious ... Read more
A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball’s wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractions Exploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey. Combining engaging storytelling with fun sidebars and beautiful color photos, author Josh Pahigian captures the essence of each ballpark treasure—from the retractable lighthouse at the Portland Sea Dogs’ Hadlock Field to the Sausage Race at the Brewers’ Miller Park to Fenway Park’s Green Monster and even to the delicious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781493025077
SKU
V9781493025077
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Josh Pahigian
Josh Pahigian is co-author of The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, and author of two editions of 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out, which was a finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best new baseball book. In addition to writing, Josh serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New England, and ... Read more
Reviews for The Amazing Baseball Adventure. Ballpark Wonders from the Bushes to the Show.
You’d be hard pressed to find any negative reviews about [Pahigian’s] horsehide travelogues. . . . [W]hat sets this latest one apart is really more of a nuanced look at things you may not have appreciated. . . . After a long, wet, dark winter that has occurred since we last saw a baseball game that meant something, this vicarious ... Read more