There's a Bulldozer on Home Plate: A 50-Year Journey in Minor League Baseball

Author:   Miles Wolff
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476690179


Pages:   185
Publication Date:   10 February 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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There's a Bulldozer on Home Plate: A 50-Year Journey in Minor League Baseball


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The ""father of Independent Baseball,"" Miles Wolff recounts his 50-year career in the game and how his experiences lead to the founding of the modern independent game, with some opposition from the existing major and minor leagues. Along the way, he describes how the movie Bull Durham came to be made and covers the history of minor league ball's growth from mom-and-pop operations to major business endeavors.

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Author:   Miles Wolff
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9781476690179


ISBN 10:   1476690170
Pages:   185
Publication Date:   10 February 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Prologue  1. “You Have a Bed in the Navy”  2. Pack the Park  3. Victoria, Toronto, Anderson and Others  4. Jacksonville, Richmond, Vancouver and Victoria  5. Durham  6. The Movie  7. “You Want to Buy the Bulls?”  8. “What’s That Round Piece of Rubber For?”  9. Where in the Hell Is Thunder Bay? 10. Who Would Want to Play Independent Ball? 11. “Let’s Start Our Own League” 12. Growth 13. Baseball America 14. Quebec 15. What’s a Road Team? 16. Ottawa Epilogue Appendix: Careers in Independent Baseball (1993–2019) Index

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"""You will not regret picking this one up. More likely than not you'll learn something new about independent ball and Miles Wolff. You'll gain an appreciation for what it took for us to get here and, if nothing else, you'll scratch the inch of indy ball content for the few days it takes you to read this one. I'd recommend it to the majority of those reading this review because I know you're the kind of person that'll appreciate the story of Miles Wolff.""--Indy Ball Report"


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Miles Wolff is the former owner of the Durham Bulls, the Quebec Capitales, the Burlington Royals, and ten other minor league, independent and summer collegiate teams. He is the former publisher and owner of Baseball America, and Total Baseball named him among the top 100 most important individuals in baseball history. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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