{"product_id":"rosenblatt-stadium-9780786477708","title":"Rosenblatt Stadium","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Omaha''s Rosenblatt Stadium was home to baseball''s College World Series from 1950 until 2010. Future Major League stars played pro ball there in all but seven seasons during the same period. The venue also hosted barnstorming games, football games, concerts and a variety of novelty events in its lifetime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The history of the stadium is told by people who lived it. Essays and recollections by players and coaches who competed there, organizers of the Series and other events, and fans who enjoyed more than six decades of entertainment establish Rosenblatt''s place in the American cultural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Ballpark's Names\tvi\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tix\u003cbr\u003eForeword (John C. Manuel)\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction (Bill Lamberty, Kevin Warneke, Gary Rosenberg \u003cbr\u003eand Libby Krecek)\t3\u003cbr\u003ePart I: History and Background\u003cbr\u003eBaseball in Omaha Before Rosenblatt Stadium (Bruce Esser)\t9\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Rosenblatt and the Ballpark on the Hill (Gary Rosenberg)\t27\u003cbr\u003eMinor League Baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium (Robert P. Nash)\t45\u003cbr\u003eThe College World Series Comes to Omaha (Dennis N. Mihelich)\t60\u003cbr\u003eThe Greatest Show on Dirt: The College World Series Years \u003cbr\u003eat Rosenblatt Stadium (Jeremy S. Bloch)\t75\u003cbr\u003eAfrican American Baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium (David C. Ogden)\t88\u003cbr\u003eThey Grew a Ball Field: Rosenblatt Stadium's Icons (Devon M. Niebling)\t100\u003cbr\u003eThey All Played at Rosenblatt Stadium (John Shorey)\t121\u003cbr\u003eDingerville: South Omaha's Annual Transformation (Bill Lamberty)\t137\u003cbr\u003eThe Price of Growth: Rosenblatt Stadium and ­Big-Time Athletics (Sherrie L. Wilson)\t149\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Memories\u003cbr\u003eCommunity Leaders\t 169\u003cbr\u003eMinor League Baseball\t174\u003cbr\u003eCollege World Series\t187\u003cbr\u003eFans\t221\u003cbr\u003eMedia\t243\u003cbr\u003eAfterword (Mike Martin)\t273\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Rosenblatt Stadium Timeline\t277\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Minor League Teams at Rosenblatt Stadium, 1949–2010\t281\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: NCAA College World Series Champions\t284\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\t287\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t289\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t291","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038103044439,"sku":"9780786477708","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786477708.jpg?v=1750939005","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rosenblatt-stadium-9780786477708","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}