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1 online resource (x, 257 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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"A Bison original"--Page (4) of cover. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257). |
| Contents |
Venezuelan bust, baseball boom : Mr. Reiner's dream -- It's their game too : the origins of baseball in Venezuela -- The Astros go south : scouting in Latin America -- From zero to prospect : the Astros' academy -- From Tunapuy to Guacara : the search for the new El Dorado -- On the road to El Dorado : scouting on the frontier of baseball -- A dream come true : ten years at the academy -- Maracuchos y gochos : scouting in Maracaibo and the Andes -- The talent search expands : scouting in Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, and beyond -- Refining the product : the Venezuelan summer league -- Foreigners at their own game : welcome to the Astros' minor league system -- What happened? where did the prospects go? -- Good-bye to the Astros : Andrés's farewell tour -- Andrés's dream and the future of the Astros in Venezuela -- Epilogue. |
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Print version record. |
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| Summary |
While other teams were looking to the Dominican Republic for new talent, Houston Astros' scout Andrés Reiner saw an untapped niche in Venezuela. Venezuelan Bust, Baseball Boom recounts how, over the next fifteen years, Reiner signed nearly one hundred players, nineteen of whom reached the majors. The stories of these players?among them Bobby Abreu, Johán Santana, Melvin Mora, Carlos Guillén, and Freddy García?are interwoven with Reiner?s own, together creating a fascinating portrait of a curious character in the annals of sports and a richly textured picture of the opening of Venezuela as base. |
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Reiner, Andrés, 1935-
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Houston Astros (Baseball team)
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Reiner, Andrés, 1935- (OCoLC)fst01682460
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Houston Astros (Baseball team) (OCoLC)fst00570221
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Baseball -- Scouting -- Texas -- Houston.
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Baseball -- Scouting -- Venezuela.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball -- Scouting.
(OCoLC)fst00827949
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Texas -- Houston.
(OCoLC)fst01205077
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Venezuela. (OCoLC)fst01204166
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jamail, Milton H. Venezuelan bust, baseball boom. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008 0803215711 (DLC) 2007033162 (OCoLC)163813076 |
| ISBN |
9780803217423 (electronic bk.) |
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0803217420 (electronic bk.) |
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