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Waterloo Diamonds

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If you find what goes on in the front office just as interesting as what happens on the field, you will enjoy this book. If you have any knowledge of the Midwest League, the stadiums and locals will be very familiar and add to the enjoyment of the book. The most interesting part of the book is what has changed and hasn't since 1992. The book talks about the state of the art stadiums built by Fort Wayne, South Bend and Quad City making it tough for Waterloo. However by the mid 2000s, stadiums built in Dayton, Lansing, etc. made Fort Wayne and Quad City build newer stadiums for their teams and almost cost South Bend their franchise.

I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same. However despite almost 20 years old, this book remains relevant and an entertaining read.

Waterloo, Iowa is about 65 Miles from where the movie "Field of Dreams" was filmed. This book tells a story of a town that is trying to hold onto their little piece of the dream.

This is an engrossing, behind the scenes look at a minor-league team struggling to survive in a city that had "pro ball" for 95 years. I found it to be a real page-turner, in the sense that I was rooting for the town of Waterloo to hold on to their piece of the Major Leagues (by the way - the Minor Leagues are "pro-ball", in case you didn't know - I didn't!).

I must confess I could not take the suspense, and searched on Google to see if Waterloo still had a minor-league franchise.

It also provides a great look at the life of a minor-leaguer in the early 90's - gritty Bull Durham style!

Highly recommended!