Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball (Writing Baseball) - Hardcover

Jamail, Milton H.

 
9780809323104: Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball (Writing Baseball)

Synopsis

In this picture of baseball in Cuba, Milton H. Jamail explores the sport's relationship to US baseball. He examines the roots and traditions of baseball on the island, explains why Cubans play such excellent baseball, and analyzes the development of Cuban baseball after the 1959 takeover.

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About the Author

Milton H. Jamail, a regular contributor to Baseball America and USA Today Baseball Weekly since 1991, has published articles on Latin American baseball in the Washington Post, Texas Monthly, Hispanic, Vista, and the Houston Chronicle. Traveling frequently throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, Jamail has interviewed professional baseball players from Latin America and front office personnel from each of the thirty major league teams concerning the recruitment of players from Latin America. He is also a lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.

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ISBN 10:  0809324725 ISBN 13:  9780809324729
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 2002
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