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Opening Day is sportswriter Jonathan Knight's inning-by-inning look at the opening game at Jacobs Field on April 4, 1994. New home to the Cleveland Indians, ""The Jake"" was for fans symbolic of the team's turnaround. For the regional community this new ballpark marked the beginning of Cleveland's long awaited renaissance. The redemption of the Indians began in 1986, when the Jacob brothers, Richard and David, purchased the underfinanced and mismanaged franchise. And despite a devastating 1991 season, when the Tribe lost a record 105 games and finished in last place, 34 games behind the division-leading Toronto Blue jays, the team and its fans persevered. The Jacobs' legacy culminated in the opening of Jacobs Field, variously described as a ""Jewel"" and Cleveland's ""field of dreams"", in the spring of 1994. The Indians made more postseason appearances in the first five years at Jacobs Field than in the previous ninety-three seasons of franchise history. Author Jonathan Knight skilfully recaptures memorable moments from opening days of the past, creating this story that shows how the fortunes of the team and the city converged. On that day in early April, the Indians and the City of Cleveland together experienced a true opening day-one in which the past was forgotten and future was clear and bright.
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Jonathan Knight is a sportswriter from Columbus, Ohio, who has always been an avid fan of Cleveland's sports teams. He has also written Kardiac Kids: The Story of the 1980 Cleveland Browns (Kent State University Press, 2003) and Opening Day: Cleveland, the Indians, and a New Beginning (Kent State University Press, 2004)
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is the author's inning-by-inning account of the opening game at Jacobs Field on April 4, 1994. This was the new home for the Cleveland Indians. I still think of this a "new" ballpark and it is almost 30 years old now. The author skillfully shows how the fortunes of the team and the city of Cleveland converged with the building of this new ballpark. In very good condition. I have around 220 books on baseball team histories, more than 200 books written by and about sportswriters and about 55 books on ballparks in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. Seller Inventory # ABE-1638471904539
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Condition: New. "Opening Day" is sportswriter Jonathan Knight's inning-by-inning look at the opening game at Jacobs Field on April 4, 1994. New home to the Cleveland Indians, "The Jake" was for fans symbolic of the team's turnaround. For the regional community this new ballpark marked the beginning of Cleveland's long awaited renaissance. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345. . 2004. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780873388153