Bibliograph

Cuba's baseball defectors, the inside story, Peter C. Bjarkman

Type

Label

Cuba's baseball defectors, the inside story, Peter C. Bjarkman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cuba's baseball defectors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

925498186

Responsibility statement

Peter C. Bjarkman

Sub title

the inside story

Summary

The stellar play and fascinating backstories of exiled Cuban sluggers and hurlers in Major League Baseball has become one of the biggest headlines in America's national pastime. In Cuba's Baseball Defectors: The Inside Story, Cuban baseball expert Peter C. Bjarkman reveals the complete truth behind the wave of Cuban big league talent coming to MLB

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- The essence of "Puigmania" -- Cuba's hidden "Béisbol Paradiso" -- Sugar Cane Curtain fiascos -- 90 miles of sea, 100 miles of "Heater" -- Brothers in exile -- "The Best There Ever Was" -- No reservations for Cuba -- Go east, young men, go east -- The unsustainable dream -- Epilogue

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