Minor Leagues, Major Boom: Local Professional Baseball Revitalized

by Jon C. Stott and Professor Emeritus Jon C Stott

In 1990, 25.2 million people watched minor league baseball games. In 2001, that number had increased to 38.8 million thanks in large part to the "new minors." In addition to the die-hard fans, families and business associates and church, social and school groups come to eat crab cakes and sushi and drink lattes, take in the between-inning contests such as "Race the Mascot," see entertainers such as the Blues Brothers of Wisconsin, and watch post-game...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786417595
• ISBN13: 9780786417599
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher