{"product_id":"beisbol-on-the-air-9781476687674","title":"Beisbol on the Air","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Both the U.S. population and Major League Baseball rosters have seen dramatic demographic changes over the past 50 years. The nation and the sport are becoming multilingual, with Spanish the unofficial second language. Today, 21 of 30 MLB teams broadcast at least some games in Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Filling a gap in the literature of baseball, this collection of new essays examines the history of the game in Spanish, from the earliest \u003ci\u003elocutores\u003c\/i\u003e who called the plays for Latin American audiences to the League''s expansion into cities with large Latino populations--Los Angeles, Houston and Miami to name a few--that made talented sportscasters for the \u003ci\u003efanaticos\u003c\/i\u003e a business necessity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurt Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Iber and Anthony R. Salazar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Legends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuck Canel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuis Rodríguez-Mayoral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRené Cárdenas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancisco Romero and Jorge Iber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaime Jarrín\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard A. Santillán and Frank C. Moreno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelo Ramírez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLou Hernández\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Veterans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEduardo Ortega\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Iber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrlando ­Sánchez-Diago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Iber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmaury ­Pi-González\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Iber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUri Berenguer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Nowlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuis ­Rodríguez-Mayoral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLou Hernández\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHéctor Molina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuan Jose Rodríguez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Oliva\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCésar Brioso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Jarrín\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScott Melesky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePepe Yñiguez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScott Melesky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Newer Voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancisco Romero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Iber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunior Pepén\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Nowlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJessica Mendoza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoberto Avant-Mier and Patrick J. McConnell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Iber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040504054103,"sku":"9781476687674","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476687674.jpg?v=1750946952","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beisbol-on-the-air-9781476687674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}