Take Two and Hit to Right: Golden Days on the Semi-pro DiamondU of Nebraska Press, 1999 M01 1 - 239 páginas Not so long ago every town in the United States that had an ounce of pride had a baseball team. The cities had their big leagues, and the bigger towns had their minor league clubs. The whistle stops and crossroad market towns had their teams too, and they were treasured institutions. This was the golden age of local baseball, and it was remarkable while it lasted. Hobe Hays has written a careful, warm, and evocative account of his days as a serious player on serious teams in middle America. His sketches bring alive a vanishing era. |
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Smokey Molden and Turning SemiPro | 15 |
The Tony Sharpe Era | 23 |
The Hired Guns Audition | 33 |
Beginning Our Life in the NIL | 41 |
Designated Drivers and Sinking Spells | 55 |
Box Scores Base Hits and Special Assignments | 73 |
You Cant Always Judge a Baseball Bum by Its Cover | 127 |
The North Platte Years | 157 |
Sand Hills Sunshine and Hard Slides | 169 |
Stirring Some HotStove Coals | 201 |
The Big East and the Return to NILville | 211 |
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