About the book
Part history, part memoir, part statistical analysis, this book tells the remarkable and largely forgotten story of how the baseball hotbed of Canada's northeastern Maritime provinces evolved into \"NCAA North\" during the 1940s and 1950s. A summer training ground for players from leading U.S. college programs, the region attracted talented players seeking higher salaries than they could get in the American minor league system.
Major league organizations came to scout blue-chip prospects. In this competitive environment, only the best were able to crack the rosters of town teams in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Maine. A Quality of Competition Index for various northeast leagues provides major league equivalencies for selected players.
Editions of Hardscrabble Diamonds
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781476690711
- PDF
- ISBN 9781476648736
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Part history, part memoir, part statistical analysis, this book tells the remarkable and largely forgotten story of how the baseball hotbed of Canada's northeastern Maritime provinces evolved into \"NCAA North\" during the 1940s and 1950s. A summer training ground for players from leading U.S. college programs, the region attracted talented players seeking higher salaries than they could get in the American minor league system.
Major league organizations came to scout blue-chip prospects. In this competitive environment, only the best were able to crack the rosters of town teams in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Maine. A Quality of Competition Index for various northeast leagues provides major league equivalencies for selected players.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hardscrabble Diamonds about?
Part history, part memoir, part statistical analysis, this book tells the remarkable and largely forgotten story of how the baseball hotbed of Canada's northeastern Maritime provinces evolved into \"NCAA North\" during the 1940s and 1950s. A summer training ground for players from leading U.S. college programs, the region attracted talented players seeking higher salaries than they could get in the American minor league system.
Major league organizations came to scout blue-chip prospects. In this competitive environment, only the best were able to crack the rosters of town teams in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Maine. A Quality of Competition Index for various northeast leagues provides major league equivalencies for selected players.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Hardscrabble Diamonds?
Sports and Active outdoor recreation > Ball sports / ball games > Baseball
Where can I read a sample of Hardscrabble Diamonds?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781476690711
How long is Hardscrabble Diamonds and how many pages does it have?
Hardscrabble Diamonds has 223 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Hardscrabble Diamonds?
Colin Howell
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Hardscrabble Diamonds is available as paperback(ISBN 9781476690711) and pdf(ISBN 9781476648736)
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