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A fascinating and unique exploration of New York City baseball.
New York City has often found itself as the focus of baseball and American history. Babe Ruth reviving the sport in the 1920s after the Black Sox scandal, Jackie Robinson breaking the color line, and the Miracle Mets are a few examples of New York City's immense influence not only on baseball but the culture at large.
In Big Apple Baseball: A Cultural History of the National Pastime in New York City, David Krell reveals with wonderful detail the impact of an incredible range of moments and men that helped define New York City's cultural legacy on the diamond and beyond. From primetime TV to Broadway, from Rusty Staub's selflessness in fundraising for first responders to President Bush's inspiring first pitch in the World Series after the 9/11 attacks, Krell provides a fresh examination of the city's outstanding baseball heritage and underscores that baseball is more than a game--it's a symbol for American culture with New York City at the center.
Table of Contents
Part I: New York's Bravest and Finest
1: Once Upon a Time in Hoboken: Alexander Cartwright, Elysian Fields, and Knickerbocker Engine Company No. 12 of Manhattan
2: A Grand Gesture from Le Grande Orange: Rusty Staub and the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund
3: It's a Family Thing: The FDNY, NYPD, and 1969 World Series in Frequency
4: I Can Hear You: The Mets, the Yankees, and 9/11
Part II: All the World's a Stage
5: A Man for all Baseball Seasons: Acting, Theater, and the One-Man Show
6: Center Stage to Central Park: Softball, Summer, and the Broadway Show League
7: City of Empires: Clubhouse, Take Me Out, and Bottom of the 9th
Part III: Words & Music
8: A Tin Pan Alley Tale: Jack Norworth, Albert Von Tilzer, and “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
9: The Sounds of Baseball: Gladys Gooding, Jane Jarvis, and Robert Merrill
10: The Boys from New York City: Willie, Mickey, Duke, and a few other guys
11: Rhapsody in Blue and Orange: “Narco,” “OMG,” and “Meet the Mets”
Part IV: Advertising, Marketing, and Merchandising
12: Of Strikeouts and Spokesman
13: Dollars, Double Plays, and DiMaggio: The Yankees in Commercials
14: Grimace and Glory: The Rise of the 2024 Mets
Part V: Movies
15: Sultan of Swat vs. Iron Man: Comparing Hollywood's Versions of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
16: Cary and Mickey: The Golden Age of Hollywood Meets the Golden Age of Baseball
17: The Best There Ever Was: Roy Hobbs, the New York Knights, and The Natural
Part VI: Television
18: Come in, mystery guest…and sign in, please! Baseball, New York City, and What's My Line?
19: I Love Their Chances: Seinfeld and the Mets
20: These Are Their Stories: Baseball, Dialogue, and the Law & Order Universe
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 01 Apr 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9798881842611 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Illustrations | 20 bw photos |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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