Book About Skylands Park, New Jersey Cardinals Released

New Jersey Cardinals LogoRob Hilliard has released a book called The Circus is in Town — A Baseball Odyssey, a 790-page manuscript chronicling every detail of the deal to build Skylands Park in Frankford Township (NJ) and the relocation of the Hamilton Redbirds (Single-A, New York-Penn League) to the new stadium as the renamed New Jersey Cardinals.  The book also traces his lifelong love of baseball from his childhood days to his cameo appearance as a sports writer in the 2013 movie 42 about Jackie Robinson.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

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One response to “Book About Skylands Park, New Jersey Cardinals Released

  1. Johnny regan

    There is a picture of yours truly and mentioned in the credits. Johnny baseball regan. Baseball historian of skylands park 1994-2015. Somerville nj

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