- Description
- 1 online resource (x, 257 p., [13] p. of plates) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Venezuelan bust, baseball boom (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Venezuelan bust, baseball boom (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- "A Bison original"--P. 4 of cover.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257).
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Venezuelan bust, baseball boom : Mr. Reiner's dream -- It's their game too : the origins of baseball in Venezuela -- The Astros go south : scouting in Latin America -- From zero to prospect : the Astros' academy -- From Tunapuy to Guacara : the search for the new El Dorado -- On the road to El Dorado : scouting on the frontier of baseball -- A dream come true : ten years at the academy -- Maracuchos y gochos : scouting in Maracaibo and the Andes -- The talent search expands : scouting in Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, and beyond -- Refining the product : the Venezuelan summer league -- Foreigners at their own game : welcome to the Astros' minor league system -- What happened? where did the prospects go? -- Good-bye to the Astros : Andrés's farewell tour -- Andrés's dream and the future of the Astros in Venezuela -- Epilogue.
- LCCN
- 2007033162
- OCLC
- ssj0000266978
- Author
Jamail, Milton H.
- Title
Venezuelan bust, baseball boom [electronic resource] : Andrés Reiner and scouting on the new frontier / Milton H. Jamail.
- Imprint
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257).
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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