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The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island. Osborne<|
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Item specifics
- Condition
- PublishedOn
- 2004-04-30
- Title
- The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island
- ISBN
- 9780814762059
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Genre
- Sports
- Item Width
- 152mm
- Item Weight
- 408g
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-13
9780814762059
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91844966
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Sports
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
408g
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United States
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