Knocking on Heaven's door : six minor leaguers in search of the baseball dream /

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Author / Creator:	Dobrow, Marty, 1960-
Imprint:	Amherst ; Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (323 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Baseball players -- United States. Minor league baseball -- United States. Baseball players. Minor league baseball. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12868545

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ISBN:	9781613760185 1613760183 9781558498433 1558498435 9781558498426 1558498427
Notes:	OldControl:muse9781613760185. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The rich slice of Americana found in minor league baseball presents a contradictory culture. On the one hand, the minors are filled with wholesome, family-friendly entertainment-fluffy mascots, kitschy promotions, and earnest young men signing autographs for wide-eyed Little Leaguers. On the other, they comprise a world of cutthroat competition in which a team-mate's failure or injury can be the cause of quiet celebration and 90 percent of all players never play a single inning in the major leagues.
Other form:	Print version: Dobrow, Marty, 1960- Knocking on Heaven's door. Amherst ; Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2010

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