The Voices of Baseball

The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America's Pastime

Kirk McKnight (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

356 Seiten

2017
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7725-0 (ISBN)

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Baseball broadcasters are the voice of the game. They know the intimate details of the team, the stadium, and the history of their club. This book covers every stadium in major league baseball, recounting the greatest moments to take place within their walls as told by the most renowned broadcasters in the game, past and present.

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 eighty-six 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 thirty 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.

Kirk McKnight is a freelance writer specializing in interview-based sports books ranging from baseball to hockey. His work has been published in sports blogs, articles, and travel documentaries.

Foreword
Introduction: In A Word, Theatrical
Chapter 1 - AT&T Park
Chapter 2 - Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Chapter 3 - Busch Stadium
Chapter 4 - Chase Field
Chapter 5 - Citi Field
Chapter 6 - Citizens Banks Park
Chapter 7 - Comerica Park
Chapter 8 - Coors Field
Chapter 9 - Dodger Stadium
Chapter 10 - Fenway Park
Chapter 11 - Globe Life Park In Arlington
Chapter 12 - Great American Ball Park
Chapter 13 - Kauffman Stadium
Chapter 14 - Marlins Park
Chapter 15 - Miller Park
Chapter 16 - Minute Maid Park
Chapter 17 - Nationals Park
Chapter 18 - O.co Coliseum
Chapter 19 - Oriole Park At Camden Yards
Chapter 20 - PNC Park
Chapter 21 - Petco Park
Chapter 22 - Progressive Field
Chapter 23 - Rogers Centre
Chapter 24 - Safeco Field
Chapter 25 - Target Field
Chapter 26 - Tropicana Field
Chapter 27 - Turner Field
Chapter 28 - U.S. Cellular Field
Chapter 29 - Wrigley Field
Chapter 30 - Yankee Stadium
Chapter 31 - This Was A Parking Lot, Now It’s Turned Into An Outfield
Chapter 32 - A Seance From The Booth
Chapter 33 - Living Legends
Chapter 34 - Signing Off
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	18.03.2017
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	151 x 227 mm
Gewicht	531 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4422-7725-4 / 1442277254
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-7725-0 / 9781442277250
Zustand	Neuware