The voices of baseball : the game's greatest broadcasters reflect on America's pastime / Kirk McKnight

Author:: McKnight, Kirk
Published:: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Copyright Date:: ©2015
Physical Description:: viii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Machine generated contents note: 1.AT&T Park: San Francisco Giants -- 2.Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Los Angeles Angels -- 3.Busch Stadium: St. Louis Cardinals -- 4.Chase Field: Arizona Diamondbacks -- 5.Citi Field: New York Mets -- 6.Citizens Bank Park: Philadelphia Phillies -- 7.Comerica Park: Detroit Tigers -- 8.Coors Field: Colorado Rockies -- 9.Dodger Stadium: Los Angeles Dodgers -- 10.Fenway Park: Boston Red Sox -- 11.Globe Life Park in Arlington: Texas Rangers -- 12.Great American Ball Park: Cincinnati Reds -- 13.Kauffman Stadium: Kansas City Royals -- 14.Marlins Park: Miami Marlins -- 15.Miller Park: Milwaukee Brewers -- 16.Minute Maid Park: Houston Astros -- 17.Nationals Park: Washington Nationals -- 18.Oakland Alameda Coliseum: Oakland Athletics -- 19.Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Baltimore Orioles -- 20.PNC Park: Pittsburgh Pirates -- 21.Petco Park: San Diego Padres -- 22.Progressive Field: Cleveland Indians -- 23.Rogers Centre: Toronto Blue Jays -- 24.Safeco Field: Seattle Mariners -- 25.Target Field: Minnesota Twins -- 26.Tropicana Field: Tampa Bay Rays -- 27.Turner Field: Atlanta Braves -- 28.U.S. Cellular/Guaranteed Rate Field: Chicago White Sox -- 29.Wrigley Field: Chicago Cubs -- 30.Yankee Stadium: New York Yankees -- 31.This Was a Parking Lot, Now It's Turned into an Outfield -- 32.A Seance from the Booth -- 33.And That's a Career -- 34.Signing Off.

Summary:

With careers spanning two to three times that of an average player, baseball's best broadcasters have no shortage of history to offer. They have witnessed opening days, no hitters, slugfests, and perfect games, all from arguably the best seats in the house. From former Baltimore Orioles announcer Jon Miller calling Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking 2,131st straight game, to Red Sox announcer Joe Castiglione witnessing the Curse of the Babe being lifted the night Boston won its first World Series in 86 years, broadcasters know their clubs, their stadiums, and their teams in a way that no one else can. In The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America's Pastime, Kirk McKnight provides an in-depth look at each of Major League Baseball's 30 ballparks from the perspectives of the game's longest-tenured storytellers. These broadcasters share their fondest memories from the booth, what makes their ballparks unique, and even how their ballparks' structural features have impacted games. Thirty-five of today's broadcasters--from "newbie" Brian Anderson to sixty-five-year veteran Vin Scully--pay tribute not only to the edifices that host their broadcasting craft but also to their predecessors, such as Harry Caray and Red Barber, who influenced and inspired them. With decades of broadcasting between them, their stories encapsulate some of Major League Baseball's greatest moments. Generations of baseball fans--from the veteran who witnessed Joe DiMaggio coming back from World War II to the son or daughter going through the gate's turnstiles for the first time--will all enjoy the historic and triumphant moments shared by some of the game's greatest broadcasters in The Voices of Baseball.

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History

ISBN:

1442277254
9781442277250

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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