Ballparks: A Journey Through the Fields of the Past, Present, and Future

author: Eric Enders
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.62
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2019/01/23
date added: 2019/01/23
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'Ballparks: A Journey Through the Fields of the Past, Present, and Future' by Eric Enders is a tour through the MLB ballparks in North America geographically and historically.

Starting with Philadelphia and going through Miami the book discusses the teams and mainly the stadiums that were and are still there. There are pictures of the stadiums, the players, other bits of history. Some chapters end in sidetrips to stadiums made famous by movies, or built for movies. There is a minor league field in the South that feels like an old school stadium. The new stadium retro craze is discussed along with the sometime shady political deals that get made.

As a casual baseball fan, but one who loves history, I loved this look at the past and present. Minor league teams and stadiums are under represented simply because it would add too much to the book, but I was pleased that so much of the Negro leagues and their stadiums were mentioned.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group-Chartwell Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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