Vince Gennaro

Field of Dreamers: Tales from Baseball Fantasy Camp Vince Gennaro

Generations of Americans grew upwith baseball as their childhood passion. It formed the centerpiece of theirbudding dreams and aspirations. But adulthood brought with it an unfairexchange...youthful dreams for adult responsibilities. Author Vince Gennaro answers the ultimate question...what would it be like torelive those carefree days of our youth? For one glorious week in the Floridasun, he turned the clock back thirty-five years. He traded his business suitand briefcase for a major league uniform, glove and spikes and boarded a timemachine called baseball 'fantasy camp'. Field of Dreamers is thestory of that unforgettable weeklong reunion with his childhood. Thismultidimensional book is a love story, between baseball and its most passionatefan. It explores his courtship, first date, wildest dreams and recent secondhoneymoon...fantasy camp. It chronicles middle-aged men chasing their baseballdreams and delves into their emotions as they unfold over the week. It exploreslife as a big league ballplayer, right down to the doubleheaders and theinsufferably long lines at the trainers' room. Gennaroalso offers a thoughtful perspective on how baseball can reconnect with today'sfan, while it cultivates a mesmerizing relationship with the next generation. Yes, it's a book about baseball, but it's also a book about a reunion with ourchildhood dreams.