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      Community Building Through Hometown Sports

      Minor League Baseball

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      Minor League Baseball book

      Community Building Through Hometown Sports
      ByFrank Hoffmann, Rebecca S Kraus, Martin J Manning
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2003
      eBook Published 14 February 2003
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203049198
      Pages 220
      eBook ISBN 9780203049198
      Subjects Arts, Sports and Leisure, Tourism, Hospitality and Events
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      Hoffmann, F., Kraus, R.S., & Manning, M.J. (2003). Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203049198

      ABSTRACT

      Examine the big-league benefits of minor league baseball!The Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports examines the role played by minor league baseball in hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. Written from the unique perspective of a sociologist who also happens to be an avid baseball fan, the book looks at the contributions minor league teams make to the quality of life in their communities, creating focal points for spirit and cohesiveness while providing opportunities for interaction and entertainment. The book links theory and experience to present a “sociology of baseball” that explains the symbiotic relationship which brings people together for a common purpose—to root, root, root for the home team.From the author:

      Minor league baseball is played across the country in more than 100 very different communities. These communities seem to share a special bond with their teams. As with all sports teams, there is a symbiotic relationship between the team and the city or town that it represents. In the case of major league professional sports, the relationship is often fueled by economic outcomes. On the minor league level, the relationship appears to go beyond mere money and prestige. Minor league teams occupy a special place in our hearts. We are more forgiving when they lose, and extremely proud of them when they win.

      Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports is a detailed look at the connection between town and team, including:

      • economic benefits (development strategies, community growth)
      • intangible benefits (ballpark camaraderie, hometown pride)
      • fan attachment and attendance (demographic variables, stadium accessibility, “home court advantage”)
      • case studies of two Maryland minor-league franchises--the Class AA Bowie Baysox and the Class A Hagerstown Suns
      Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports also includes an introduction to the organizational structure of the minor leagues, a history of each current league, and charts and tables on attendance figures and franchise relocations. This book is essential reading for sociologists, sport sociologists/historians, academics and/or practitioners in the fields of community sociology and psychology, and of course, baseball fans.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|10 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 2|45 pages

      Baseball Coast to Coast

      chapter 3|29 pages

      The Lure of Minor League Baseball

      chapter 4|26 pages

      The Evolution of Minor League Baseball

      chapter 5|13 pages

      A Tale of Two Minor League Cities

      chapter 6|6 pages

      The Impact of Minor League Baseball

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