- Author : Chris Epting
- Binding : Paperback
- Dewey Decimal Number : 796
- EAN : 9780892047147
- Edition : First Edition
- ISBN : 0892047143
- Label : Sporting News
- List Price : $16.95 (USD)
- Manufacturer : Sporting News
- Number Of Items : 1
- Number Of Pages : 288
- Package Dimensions : 0.70 inches (Height) x 8.40 inches (Length) x 0.95 pounds (Weight) x 5.40 inches (Width)
- Publication Date : 2003-04-22
- Publisher : Sporting News
- Studio : Sporting News
- UPC : 079837007148
Roadside Baseball is a fascinating read as well as a fantastic travel guide and history book all in one. Baseballs rich history is celebrated in Cooperstown, N.Y., but its only a glimpse of baseballs storied past. Baseball history lives in the city streets of Brooklyn to the country fields of Iowa. Its in these places youll find birthplaces, shrines, museums, final resting places and out-of-the-way spots where Baseballs history was made or still is preserved. Buckminster Hotel, (Boston, MA), where the "Black Sox" planned their fix of the 19 Series; Original "Little League" field and Museum in Willimsport, PA; Birthplace of Jackie Robinson in Cairo, GA; Fayetteville, NC, where Babe Ruth hit his first professional Home Run; Baxter Springs, KS, where Mickey Mantle was discovered by Yankees Scout Tom Greenwade; Kansas City, MO, birthplace and location of the Negro League Hall of Fame; Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA, the first stadium named Wrigley Field, 1925 1966; Information and selected photos for over 300 baseball historical sights; Regional, state-by-state layout.
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Customers rated Roadside Baseball : Uncovering hidden treasures from our national pastime 5.0 stars out of 5.0 based on 9 reviews:Total Fun and Cheaper Than a Ticket To The Game
by gail powers (Harbor Country, Mi,N. Naples, FL, Chicago area) - 2010-04-06
Received this as a bd gift which was sort of strange since I know fairly little about baseball. Other than a passing acquaintance with Lou Boudreau and his family when I was a kid, that was pretty much it. I guess I got this because I owned 5 other books by Chris Epting. The skinny on this book: it is a baseball roadtrip without ever leaving your chair. Epting has taken to the road and approached baseball historically and identified the locations of many, many significent sites that have gone down in baseball history/lore and worked it into a nice tapestry of informative text that revisits the event and its significance in the world of baseball. Everything is organized by state and even includes the grave locations of hall-of-famers. Cool trivia is included such as the location of Babe Ruth's homes, etc. For this baseball know nothing what amazed me was how much I was able to get into this book which is total baseball from start to finish. I learned quite a lot about the game itself as well as the players. It managed to provide me with an understanding regarding why baseball fans are so well versed in players stats etc. I found the enthusiasm Epting shares with millions of fans intoxicating and contagious. Why should you buy this book? This book is so much fun that it took maybe five minutes to know I was going to stick with it. It gave me enough background to start researching things that interested me that were covered in the book. If you are well-versed in baseball you will enjoy it equally for the same reasons and enjoy its fresh approach to the grand old game. Epting has enough experience re: trivia on the road to put together a good read. His product is professionally done and isn't a schlock job done on the run. He knows his stuff and after reading this one, so will you.genius
by C. P. Anderson (Charlotte, NC) - 2010-01-22
I used to do something similar to this for my travels. Typically, I'd go visit the grave of a Hall of Famer or see where an old stadium used to be. How cool to see I'm not the only crazy out there. And how much more Chris Epting has been able to put together than I ever could (and how much work he's saved me!). Here are some faves: - The sandlot where Mickey Mantle was discovered (in Baxter Springs, OK) - An historical marker for a ballfield where Abe Lincoln once played town ball - The pond where Babe Ruth pushed his piano onto the ice - All that's left of the Polo Grounds (a hidden stairway) - The original Little League field - Where Ron Necciai's 27-strikeout game happened A couple of nits: - Joe Jackson is from Greenville SC, not NC - Lefty O'Doul was a hitter, not a pitcher There were also a fair amount of typos. No biggee, though, for such a great book.Great Baseball Tour Guide
by Roger Yee (Tucson, AZ USA) - 2009-09-13
This book tells about most of Baseball's Landmarks throughout America. Great stories and pictures of the landmaks too. When I retire, my goal is to take this book on the road and see most of these places with my own two eyes. This book will come in very handy for that mission.America's treasures uncovered
by Dave Stalker (Wisconsin) - 2009-04-22
Chris Epting's passion for baseball and it's history pours out of the pages in this book, Roadeside Baseball. Not only does he take the reader to the historic places in the U.S. and Canada, but he also documents them well. We learn about the locations of past and current ballparks along with their history of memorable moments. The players remembered on markers, include short bio's. Birthplaces and final resting places of players are recorded. He tours the baseball museums and points of baseball interest, such as the Washington Monument, where Gabby Street once caught a ball that was dropped off the top of the monument. We see and feel that baseball is still the National Pastime, and always will be. I have a copy in my car, and one at my home. Baseball fans should not leave home without their copy. They will be surprised to see landmarks closer to their home than they thought. Thanks to the passion and incredible job of Chris Epting.Take Me Out To The Ballgame! Great book...
by Bobby G. Danner Jr. (Kentucky) - 2006-08-27
I bought this book several mos. ago and it has lived up to its reputation as one of the best baseball books around. Great book to take "on the road" and fills a real niche for the baseball historian/enthusiast. I've actually taken this one on the road and it does the job and does it quite well. Kudos to the author on this one.
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