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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Rise and Fall of Dodgertown: 60 Years of Baseball in Vero Beachdi RODY L. JOHNSON
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Memory is that which gives us the illusion of existing while vanishing before our eyes. That is the joy and sorrow and shortcoming of this book. This trek though the history of the Los Angeles (formerly Brooklyn) Dodgers long time spring training and minor league facility feels like an ongoing chat with old friends. That is it's joy. A nice chat indeed--memories of players and fans and team personel representing virtually every year in the life of Dodgertown. From the comic (players sneaking out after curfew) to the serious (race relations as the Dodgers broke the local color barrier), the book makes these events feel like a part of your personal memory. But they are memories without much reflection. The constant skimming left me wanting to rest on certain topics--such as the racial issues in Vero Beach or a better understanding of the ongoing real estate issues between the Dodgers, Vero Beach and the FAA (Dodgertown actually being on the same property as an air field). But on the whole I appreciate the memories I now have of he glorious formation of Dodgertown, growing up a Dodger fan these memories mean more to me than many of my own. And I even appreciate the sad decline, as the existence of Dodgertown in Vero Beach is caught in the vice between money and change until finally it was gone. Even that sadness has stayed with me, though it seems to be fading faster than it should. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Ironically, the last year of Dodgertown will mark the sixtieth anniversary of the team's relationship with Vero Beach, a sleepy beach town a couple of hours north of Miami. Since 1948, when Branch Rickey first brought his team to a former naval air station for training (the players slept in barracks), the Dodgers have practiced fundamentals in a bucolic setting. Featuring roofless dugouts, a grassy berm surrounding the outfield, and intimate seating for 6,400, Holman Stadium has been home to the Dodgers longer than even famed Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. nbsp; Granted special access to the team's archives and personal interviews with players, management, and staff, Rody Johnson offers a fascinating and remarkable history of the sometimes rocky relationship between the city and the team. Beginning with the signing of Jackie Robinson in 1946 and ending with the close of spring training in 2007, The Rise and Fall of Dodgertown traces the changes in baseball and society for more than a half century. It is a story of community, passion, and the beauty of an American sport. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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