Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball

by Milton Jamail

Book Overview

In his comprehensive and vibrant picture of baseball in Cuba, Milton H. Jamail explores the sport's relationship to U.S. baseball. Jamail, whose personal love of the game matches that of the Cubans, examines the roots and traditions of baseball on the island and explains why Cubans play such excellent baseball. His analysis of the development of Cuban baseball after the 1959 takeover by Fidel Castro includes a detailed description of the formation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809324725
• ISBN13: 9780809324729
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.8"