{"product_id":"cuban-baseball-legends-baseballs-alternative-universe-paperback","title":"Cuban Baseball Legends: Baseball's Alternative Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter C. Bjarkman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinnie Minoso. Martin Dihigo. Luis Tiant Sr. and Jr. \"El Duque\" Orlando and Livan Hernadez. These are only a few of the leading lights profiled in this SABR BioProject book. The 47 individuals profiled here represent only a small handful of the legions of memorable and sometimes even legendary figures produced over nearly a century and a half by an island nation where the bat-and-ball sport known as baseball is more than a national pastime, it is the national passion. The book presents 47 biographies in all, plus essays on Cuban baseball. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfiled in this book: \u003cbr\u003eAquino Abreu by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eRafael Almeida by Zack Moser\u003cbr\u003eSantos Amaro by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eSandy (Edmundo) Amorós by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eSteve (Estebán) Bellán by Brian McKenna\u003cbr\u003eRamón Bragaña by Lou Hernandez\u003cbr\u003eBert (Dagoberto) Campaneris by Rich Schabowski\u003cbr\u003eJosé Cardenal by Ray Birch\u003cbr\u003ePaul Casanova by Rory Costello and José Ramirez\u003cbr\u003eSandy (Sandalio) Consuegra by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eMike (Miguel) Cuéllar by Adam Ulrey\u003cbr\u003eTommie (Tomás) de la Cruz by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eMartín Dihigo by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003ePedro Formental by Tom Hawthorn\u003cbr\u003eMike (Miguel) Fornieles by Thomas Ayers\u003cbr\u003eBárbaro Garbey by Doug Hill\u003cbr\u003eSilvio García by Joe Gerard\u003cbr\u003eMike (Miguel Ángel) González by Joe Gerard\u003cbr\u003eTony González by Rory Costello and José Ramirez\u003cbr\u003eMike (Fermín) Guerra by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003eEl Duque (Orlando) Hernández and Liván Hernández by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eMike (Ramón) Herrera by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003ePancho Herrera by José Ramirez\u003cbr\u003eOmar Linares by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eDolf (Adolfo) Luque by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eBobby Maduro by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eConnie (Conrado) Marrero by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eArmando Marsans by Eric Enders\u003cbr\u003eRogelio Martinez by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eRomán Mejias by Ron Briley, Rory Costello, and Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003eJosé de la Caridad Méndez by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eMinnie (Orestes) Miñoso by Mark Stewart\u003cbr\u003eWilly (Guillermo) Miranda by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eJulio Moreno by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eTony Oliva by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eAlejandro Oms by John Struth\u003cbr\u003eCamilo Pascual by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eTony (Tani) Pérez by Phil Cola\u003cbr\u003ePedro Ramos by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eCookie (Octavio) Rojas by Peter M. Gordon\u003cbr\u003eChico Ruiz by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eJosé Tartabull by Joanne Hulbert\u003cbr\u003eTony Taylor by Rory Costello and José Ramirez\u003cbr\u003eLuis Tiant Jr. by Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003eLuis Tiant Sr. by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eCristóbal Torriente by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003cbr\u003eZoilo Versalles by Peter C. Bjarkman\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePETER C. BJARKMAN is author of 40-plus books on sports history and is perhaps best known in recent years as the leading authority on post-revolution Cuban League baseball and is also the first American to write regular columns and analysis on two \"official\" Cuban League baseball websites. His 2007 book, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006\u003c\/i\u003e is universally recognized as the definitive work on Cuban baseball. Bjarkman's earlier pictorial history of Cuban baseball entitled \u003ci\u003eSmoke: The Romance and Lore of Cuban Baseball \u003c\/i\u003e(1999, Total Sports, with photographer Mark Rucker) is widely recognized as a landmark achievement in the field. \u003ci\u003eDiamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e (2005, Greenwood) won The Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award and was a finalist for \u003ci\u003eSpitball\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's CASEY AWARD as \"Baseball Book of the Year.\" Bjarkman's 1994 study, \u003ci\u003eBaseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland), earned the Macmillan-SABR Baseball Research Award. SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50371568599277,"sku":"9781943816248","price":29.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/2QSvLsEE0Z9781943816248.webp?v=1785480616","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/cuban-baseball-legends-baseballs-alternative-universe-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}