No Minor Accomplishment

by Golon, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780813542744
• ISBN10: 081354274X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-30
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

I n No Minor Accomplishment, sports historian and New Jersey native Bob Golon tells the story of the state's baseball scene since the Trenton Thunder arrived in 1994. Drawing on interviews with team owners and employees, industry executives and fans, Golon goes behind the scenes to show how maintaining a minor league ball club can be a risky business venture.

Author Biography

Bob Golon is assistant director of the Plainfield Public Library in Plainfield, New Jersey, and a freelance sports writer

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Chronology	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Baseball's Early Roots in New Jersey	p. 5
The Decline and Reinvention of the Minor Leagues, Post-1950	p. 25
Baseball Returns to New Jersey in 1994	p. 39
The Trenton Thunder: The Capital of New Jersey Baseball	p. 55
A League of His Own: Frank Boulton and the Atlantic League	p. 74
The Somerset Patriots: Location, Location, Location!	p. 88
Newark and the Bears: Combining the Past and the Present	p. 105
Discovering Camden with the Riversharks	p. 123
The Atlantic City Surf: Searching for a Niche	p. 137
Youth Must Be Served: The Can-Am League in New Jersey	p. 153
Nine Innings with the Lakewood BlueClaws	p. 169
Conclusion: The Community of New Jersey Baseball	p. 185
Notes	p. 189
Index	p. 199
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