Under the March Sun: The Story of Spring Training

by Charles Fountain

Book Overview

There is nothing in all of American sport quite like baseball's spring training. This annual six-week ritual, whose origins date back nearly a century and a half, fires the hearts and imaginations of fans who flock by the hundreds of thousands to places like Dodgertown to glimpse superstars
and living legends in a relaxed moment and watch the drama of journeyman veterans and starry-eyed kids in search of that last spot on the bench.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195372034
• ISBN13: 9780195372038
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"