The Amazing Baseball Adventure: Ballpark Wonders from the Bushes to the Show [Paperback]

Youd be hard pressed to find any negative reviews about [Pahigians] horsehide travelogues. . . . [W]hat sets this latest one apart is really more of a nuanced look at things you may not have appreciated. . . . After a long, wet, dark winter that has occurred since we last saw a baseball game that meant something, this vicarious road trip helped us avoid a little more insanity.A visually stunning road trip through pro baseballs wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractionsExploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey. Combining engaging storytelling with fascinating sidebars and beautiful color photos, author Josh Pahigian captures the essence of each ballpark treasurefrom the retractable lighthouse at the Portland Sea Dogs Hadlock Field to the Sausage Race at the Brewers Miller Park to Fenway Parks Green Monster and even to the delicious biscuits served by the aptly named Montgomery Biscuits. The Amazing Baseball Adventure brings to life the very best of these cherished ballpark features, the ones that motivate fans to return again and again to baseball cathedrals large and small.A visually stunning road trip through pro baseballs wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractionsExploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey. Combining engaging storytelling with fun sidebars and beautiful color photos, author Josh Pahigian captures the essence of each ballpark treasurefrom the retractable lighthouse at the Portland Sea Dogs Hadlock Field to the Sausage Race at the Brewers Miller Park to Fenway Parks Green Monster and even tlƒ½