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02235aam a22002772i 4500 001 4BA3219C27B811EF9FBFAF4235ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240611010142 008 220930s2023 xx 0|| 0 eng d 020 $a 9781538175453 020 $a 1538175452 035 $a (OCoLC)1346213459 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d LS@ $d TLC $e rda $d SILO 082 04 $a 796.357092273 $2 23 100 1 $a Kornhouser, Jacob, $e author. $0 (local)tlcaut1691948900342414087 245 14 $a The cup of coffee club : $b 11 players and their brush with baseball history / $c Jacob Kornhauser. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Roman & Littlefield, $c 2020. 300 $a 212 pages $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Reaching the major leagues is a pipe dream for most young baseball players in America. Very few ever get to live it out. A select number of those players face the elation and frustration of getting to play in just one major league game.The Cup of Coffee Club: 11 Players and Their Brush with Baseball History tells the unique stories of eleven of these players. It details their struggles to reach the major leagues, their one moment in the limelight, and their struggles to get back. They include a former Major League Baseball manager, the son of a Baseball Hall of Famer, and two different brothers of Hall of Famers. Exclusive interviews with each of the players provide insight into what that single seminal moment meant and how they dealt with the blow of never making another major league appearance again.Spanning half a century of baseball, each players journey to Major League Baseball is distinct, as is each of their responses to having played in just a single game. The Cup of Coffee Club shares their unique perspectives, providing a better understanding of just how special each major league game can be. 650 0 $a Baseball players $z United States $v Biography. $0 (DLC)sh2007101902 650 0 $a Minor league baseball $z United States. $0 (DLC)sh 90002254 941 $a 1 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611014056.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4BA3219C27B811EF9FBFAF4235ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b LS@Initiate Another SILO Locator Search