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The Road to Omaha: Hits, Hopes and History at the College World Series (Hardcover)

By: Ryan McGee (Author)


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In today's baseball world, there aren't supposed to be places like Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium left on the map.

"The Blatt" is America's last real connection to the belief that "Field of Dreams "can actually happen: a wooden-framed ballpark with cramped concourses where unpaid players come from around the nation--to Omaha, Nebraska of all places--to play pure move-the-man-over, run-manufacturing baseball in a series that's part college bowl game, part county fair.

"The Road to Omaha "is an in-depth look at the machinations behind the managing and playing style of college baseball, as well as a series of profiles that examine the people behind and around the College World Series--the players, coaches and fans who keep that feeling of innocence alive. It's a snapshot of the one of the last remaining vestiges of pure Americana: a hometown, baseball, and the people who shape it and are shaped by it in turn.

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Ryan McGee explores the history of the College World Series through this thoughtful and compelling portrait of the 2008 event, which takes place annually at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. McGee talks to fans and participants to try to elucidate the lore of this special event, which he depicts as a return to a pure style of baseball, as it was played and enjoyed before multimillion-dollar contracts, free agency, and steroids forever tainted the spirit of the game. Serendipitously for McGee, the 2008 Series became one of the most memorable in history when the underdog Fresno State Bulldogs became the lowest-seeded team to win a national college championship in any sport.



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