Bluegrass Baseball

Download or read book Bluegrass Baseball written by Katya Cengel and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the steroid-addled, overpaid, and unmotivated players: America's pastime is still alive and well, and is still the heartfelt sport it's always been--in the Minor Leagues. And nowhere is this truer than in Kentucky, whose rich baseball history continues to play out in the four teams profiled in this book. Following these teams through the 2010 season--the triumphs, struggles, and big league hopes and dreams--the book tells the larger story of baseball in America's smaller venues, where the game in its purest form is still valued and warmly embraced. The story begins before the season with.