Baseball in Tampa Bay (Images of America: Florida) [Paperback]

A.M. de Quesada (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2000

Tampa Bay's interest in baseball spans from the sport's earliest days to the region's win of a national league franchise in the last decade of the 20th century. Hosting more major league spring training games than any other region inthe United States, Tampa has been home to a number of spring

training camps, for teams including the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Senators. St. Petersburg has played host for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Baltimore Orioles, among others. Not only does this region have a rich professional baseball history, but a thriving Little League and recreational league

tradition. Stars, both young and old, have played for these teams and have brought glory to their hometown. Both St. Petersburg and Tampa formed their own local teams when the minor league was created in 1919, but Tampa Bay's dream for a major league team of its own finally came true in 1995, when, at a meeting of baseball owners in West Palm Beach, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays became the thirteenth expansion

team in major league history.

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About the Author

Author and local historian A.M. de Quesada has gathered images for Baseball in Tampa Bay from a variety of sources, including the National Baseball Library, the Pinellas County Historical Museum, the Dunedin Historical Museum, and ball clubs, including the Dunedin Blue Jays, the Tampa Yankees, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the St. Petersburg Devil Rays, and the Clearwater Phillies. This fascinating pictorial tribute provides detailed information and images of the game's history in the Tampa Bay region and will surely delight those for whom baseball is not just a game, but an important part of our American heritage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (February 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738500585
• ISBN-13: 978-0738500584
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,511,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars lots of photos, not much context, August 26, 2011

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Steve (Tampa, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball in Tampa Bay (Images of America: Florida) (Paperback)

This book collects a lot of good old baseball-related photographs from local libraries and newspapers into one package. However, there really isn't much information or context to go along with the photos. Some of the captions barely describe the people and/or event portrayed.

Overall, it's an interesting book to browse through, but don't look for a lot of in-depth historical content.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pictures only tell half the story, December 6, 2000

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This review is from: Baseball in Tampa Bay (Images of America: Florida) (Paperback)

How well you enjoy this book depends on your preference : pictures or text. The book consists predominantly of b/w and sepia photographs of the teams, fields, and fans associated with the long and interesting history of baseball in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. The photographs are excellent, but I am among those who would have liked some of that rich history in text.