| A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006 Contributor(s): Bjarkman, Peter C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786493828 ISBN-13: 9780786493821 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.5" W x 10.9" (2.55 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Cuba met Japan in the finals of Major League Baseball's 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC), many among the international audience were shocked that a purported amateur team could challenge for the sport's first true world championship. But those who had paid attention to international tournaments were hardly surprised by Cuba's strong showing against all-star teams of Puerto Rican, Dominican, Venezuelan, and U.S. major leaguers. The undisputed champions of global baseball, Cuba had reigned supreme for better than a half-century at the avowed American national game. In this groundbreaking volume, Peter Bjarkman traces the full arc of island baseball history, from the pioneering era of integrated play in the winter leagues, across the many triumphs of the post-revolution decades, and up through Cuba's initial WBC triumphs. |