“But baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.” WorldDreamNextBirthHeroMajorsBaseballCompetitionProsperityDecadesAround The WorldLeagueExpansionSpiritedPastimeMajor League Author:John Thorn
“Although the world proved not yet ready for the brotherhood of baseball, that would be only a matter of time, baseball magnates believed.” WorldMatterWould BeReadyBaseballBrotherhoodMatter Of Time Author:John Thorn
“But the dream is never forgotten, only put aside and never out of reach: Where once the dream connected boys with the world of men, now it reconnects men with the spirit of boys.” MenWorldDreamSpiritStarsBoysForgottenConnected Author:John Thorn
