
Ballparks A Panoramic History
Chartwell Books (Publisher)
Published on 4. September 2014
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7858-3174-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Green Monster in Boston, the ivy in Chicago, the center field hill in Houston, the Bermuda Triangle in Miami, the convertible roof in Seattle, the baggy in Minneapolis, and the cove in San Francisco: baseball is unique among American sports. Football, basketball, and hockey are played on identical fields, courts, and rinks. Only in baseball does the park define the game.
This book tries to highlight those differences. It is not a wordy, text-based account of baseball stadiums; nor an encyclopedic telling of their history. Instead, it is a picture-packed look at what makes the current Major League parks, and some of the famous old ones, so special. It highlights what it is like to sit in the stands, stretch in the seventh inning, and watch the sun go down over a cityscape.
This book tries to highlight those differences. It is not a wordy, text-based account of baseball stadiums; nor an encyclopedic telling of their history. Instead, it is a picture-packed look at what makes the current Major League parks, and some of the famous old ones, so special. It highlights what it is like to sit in the stands, stretch in the seventh inning, and watch the sun go down over a cityscape.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 308 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7858-3174-7 (9780785831747)
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Persons
The late Jim Sutton was a publishing and marketing consultant with an international client list. A Baltimore Oriole fan, he was the driving force behind Ballparks A Panoramic History and is sorely missed.
Marc Sandalow is the San Francisco Chronicle's Washington Bureau Chief, and a lifelong Minnesota Twins fan. Though newspaper duties typically confine him to politics and policy, he was on assignment at Candlestick Park during Game Three of the 1989 World Series when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck. Sandalow lives with his wife and two boys in Bethesda, Maryland.
Marc Sandalow is the San Francisco Chronicle's Washington Bureau Chief, and a lifelong Minnesota Twins fan. Though newspaper duties typically confine him to politics and policy, he was on assignment at Candlestick Park during Game Three of the 1989 World Series when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck. Sandalow lives with his wife and two boys in Bethesda, Maryland.