LEADER 01416nas 2200517-a 450 001 996198067203316 005 20230518213020.0 011 $a1527-5493 035 $a(DE-599)ZDB2007543-1 035 $a(OCoLC)42391656 035 $a(CKB)954925400544 035 $a(CONSER)sn-99004792- 035 $a(EXLCZ)99954925400544 100 $a19990918a19589999 s-- a 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrench historical studies 210 $aDurham, NC $cDuke University Press 311 $a0016-1071 531 $aFR HIST STUD 531 0 $aFr. hist. stud. 606 $aFrench History$2ebps 606 $aGeschichte$2gnd 606 $aZeitschrift$2gnd 606 $aOnline-Ressource$2gnd 607 $aFrance$xHistory$vPeriodicals 607 $aFrance$xHistoire$vPériodiques 607 $aFrance$2fast 607 $aFrankreich$2gnd 608 $aHistory.$2fast 608 $aPeriodicals.$2fast 608 $aZeitschrift.$2swd 608 $aOnline-Publikation.$2swd 615 7$aFrench History. 615 7$aGeschichte 615 7$aZeitschrift 615 7$aOnline-Ressource 676 $a944 712 02$aSociety for French Historical Studies. 906 $aJOURNAL 912 $a996198067203316 996 $aFrench historical studies$91931844 997 $aUNISA LEADER 02672oam 2200373z- 450 001 9910158997903321 005 20230906203136.0 010 $a9781613762486 010 $a1613762488 035 $a(CKB)3710000001018628 035 $a(BIP)030532447 035 $a(BIP)052687180 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781613762486 035 $a(Perlego)3288065 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001018628 100 $a20240610d2013 uy | 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aKnocking on Heaven's Door $eSix Minor Leaguers in Search of the Baseball Dream 210 $cUniversity of Massachusetts Press 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) $cill 311 08$a9781558498433 311 08$a1558498435 330 8 $aThe rich slice of Americana found in minor league baseball presents a contradictory culture. On the one hand, the minors are filled with wholesome, family-friendly entertainment-fluffy mascots, kitschy promotions, and earnest young men signing autographs for wide-eyed Little Leaguers. On the other, they comprise a world of cutthroat competition in which a teammate's failure or injury can be the cause of quiet celebration and 90 percent of all players never play a single inning in the major leagues. In Knocking on Heaven's Door, award-winning sportswriter Marty Dobrow examines this double-edged culture by chronicling the lives of six minor leaguers - Brad Baker, Doug Clark, Manny Delcarmen, Randy Ruiz, Matt Torra, and Charlie Zink - all struggling to make their way to "The Show." What links them together, aside from their common goal, is that they are all represented by the same team of agents-Jim and Lisa Masteralexis and their partner Steve McKelvey-whose own aspirations parallel those of the players they represent. The story begins during spring training in 2005 and ends in the fall of 2008, followed by a brief epilogue that updates each player's fortunes through the 2009 season. Along the way Dobrow offers a revealing, intimate look at life in minor league baseball: the relentless tedium of its itinerant routines and daily rituals; the lure of performance-enhancing drugs as a means of gaining a competitive edge; the role of agents in negotiating each player's failures as well as his successes; and the influence of wives, girlfriends, and family members who have invested in the dream. 610 $aMinor league baseball 610 $aBaseball players 610 $aSports & recreation 700 $aDobrow$b Marty$01746002 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158997903321 996 $aKnocking on Heaven's Door$94177385 997 $aUNINA