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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829192503321

Autore

Osborne Ben <1974->

Titolo

The Brooklyn Cyclones : hardball dreams and the new Coney Island / / Ben Osborne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8147-6231-X

0-8147-6260-3

1-4175-8834-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

796.357/64/0974723

Soggetti

Baseball - New York (State) - New York

Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue, June 2nd, 2001 -- Opening day -- The first few Brooklyn "home stands" -- Kay and the Cyclones become celebrities -- Coney Island's team begins its own rivalry, the "Ferry Series" --  Kay and the Cyclones take the New York-Penn League by storm -- Brett Kay moves to the big city, Anthony stays in Coney Island -- The last home game of the regular season -- The postseason -- Epilogue, March 15, 2003.

Sommario/riassunto

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