简介: ChapmanandMaclainWay’senergetictellingofoneofbaseball’sgreat,unheraldedstoriesisasmuchaboutindependentspiritasitisaboutthegame.WhenPortland,Oregon,lostitslongtimeminor-leagueaffiliate,BingRussell—whobrieflyplayedballprofessionallybeforeenjoyingasuccessfulHollywoodactingcareer—boughttheterritoryandformedasingle-Ateamtooperateoutsidetheconfinesofmajor-leaguebaseball.Whentheytookthefieldin1973,theMavericks—theonlyindependentteaminAmerica—startedwithtwostrikesagainstthem.WhatdidDeputyClemfromBonanzaknowaboutbaseball?OrPortland,forthatmatter?Theonlythingunitinghisplayers,recruitedatopentryouts,wasthatnootherteamwantedthem.Skepticsagreedthatitcouldneverwork. ButBingunderstoodaballplayer’sdreams,andheunderstoodanaudience.Hisquirky,unkemptcastoffswongames,andtheywonfans,shatteringminor-leagueattendancerecords.Theirspiritwascontagious,andduringtheirshortreign,theMavericks—arestaurantownerturnedmanager,left-handedcatcher,andblackballedpitcheramongthem—broughtindependencebacktobaseballandembodiedwhatitwasallabout:theloveofthegame. -J.N.
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