The Baseball Stadium Insider : A Dissection of All Thirty Ballparks, Legendary Players, and Memorable Moments / Matt Lupica ; foreword by Steve Blass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lupica, Matt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball fields--United States--Guidebooks.

Baseball fields.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Experience every baseball stadium in the country from the comfort of your favorite easy chair Major League Baseball occupies a special place in the hearts of Americans. The sound of the umpire yelling "play ball" is as familiar as the sight of the Stars and Stripes, and generations of sports fans spend summer nights staying up late to watch games. In The Baseball Stadium Insider, author Matt Lupica offers baseball fans an unprecedented guide to the stadiums that are home to their favorite sport. Divided into four regional sections (East, Great Lakes, South- Central, and West), Lupica's comprehensive guide takes readers on a journey across the country, providing at each stop an in-depth look at the stadiums, the players, and the notable games that shaped the sport. Fans are treated to a walk-through that points out each ballpark's unique features. Readers can explore the Bob Murphy Radio Booth at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, or gaze out over the Pacific Ocean at Lookout Landing while visiting Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to stand on the mound at Wrigley Field or what your favorite baseball players were thinking in the midst of a game that went down in history? The Baseball Stadium Insider contains more than 300 quotations from players, broadcasters, and managers, including David Freese's thoughts when he hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 6 of the World Series that allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to go on and become world champions and Justin Verlander's comments on pitching a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers in 2007. Ballparks have stood witness to Babe Ruth's home runs, Jackie Robinson's debut, and Lou Gehrig's final bow. History echoes through the seats and waits to be made every time a pitcher steps up to the mound. For the die-hard fan or the baseball novice, The Baseball Stadium Insider captures that history one stadium at a time. Other attractions explored in The Baseball Stadium Insider include: The 37-foot-tall Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston The 35-foot, 10,000-gallon Rays Tank at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay The first-ever aquatic backstops at Marlins Park in Miami Heritage Park at Progressive Field in Cleveland, which honors Indians legends of the past The ferris wheel and carousel at Comerica Park in Detroit

Contents:

East Region. Citi Field: Home of the New York Mets

Citizens Bank Park: Home of the Philadelphia Phillies

Fenway Park: Home of the Boston Red Sox

Nationals Park: Home of the Washington Nationals

Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Home of the Baltimore Orioles

PNC Park: Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Yankee Stadium: Home of the New York Yankees

Great Lakes Region. Comerica Park: Home of the Detroit Tigers

Miller Park: Home of the Milwaukee Brewers

Progressive Field: Home of the Cleveland Indians

Rogers Centre: Home of the Toronto Blue Jays

Target Field: Home of the Minnesota Twins

U.S. Cellular Field: Home of the Chicago White Sox

Wrigley Field: Home of the Chicago Cubs

South-Central Region. Busch Stadium: Home of the St. Louis Cardinals

Globe Life Park

Great American Ball Park: Home of the Cincinnati Reds

Kauffman Stadium: Home of the Kansas City Royals

Marlins Park: Home of the Miami Marlins

Minute Maid Park: Home of the Houston Astros

Tropicana Field: Home of the Tampa Bay Rays

Turner Field: Home of the Atlanta Braves

West Region. Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Home of the Los Angeles Angels

AT&T Park: Home of the San Francisco Giants

Chase Field: Home of the Arizona Diamondbacks

Coors Field: Home of the Colorado Rockies

Dodger Stadium: Home of the Los Angeles Dodgers

O.co Coliseum: Home of the Oakland Athletics

Petco Park: Home of the San Diego Padres

Safeco Field: Home of the Seattle Mariners.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9781631011924

1631011928

9781631011931

1631011936

OCLC:

905678255