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Majoring in the Minors is Patrick M. Sullivan's witty book about his quest to see baseball played in every minor-league stadium and played by every Minor League Baseball franchise. Along the way, he documents the ever-changing world of the minors, its new stadiums, its family fun, its crazy team nicknames, its wildly creative concession food, and, of course, the action on the baseball diamond. Sullivan offers a bit of history for each stadium and franchise - including tips on visiting and enjoying them. Majoring in the Minors is an ode to baseball lovers in the farthest corners of America and the fields that show off the talents of the players coming and going from the majors. Sullivan, a veteran umpire, is also author of The "Good Call, Bad Call" Handbook, which answers the baseball fan's question, "What just happened?"

The year was 1936. The Depression was at its height. San Diego--then considered nothing more than a sleepy border town--had always desired to become a "big city." Securing a major professional baseball franchise would be the first step in fulfilling this dream.

This book advances recommendations for improving the success of men of color in community colleges. Drawing from insights gleaned from research on men of color, Wood and Harris extend strategies and practices that can advance advising, student services, and other support practices.

"We need the contrast of adventure in our lives - some adventure - to complement our day-to-day routines and obligations. Both are essential for our well-being as are solitude and community, focused effort and relaxation, affliction and triumph. In wilderness we are capable of moving beyond what we are accustomed to seeing, thinking, and doing into new territory of the landscape and the mind."