Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
Contents
Baseball's early roots in New Jersey -- The decline and reinvention of the minor leagues, post-1950 -- Baseball returns to New Jersey in 1994 -- The Trenton Thunder : the capital of New Jersey baseball -- A league of his own : Frank Boulton and the Atlantic League -- The Somerset Patriots : location, location, location! -- Newark and the Bears : combining the past and the present -- Discovering Camden with the Riversharks -- The Atlantic City Surf : searching for a niche -- Youth must be served : the Can-Am League in New Jersey -- Nine innings with the Lakewood BlueClaws -- Conclusion : the community of New Jersey baseball.