CAPE DREAMS-A SEASON WITH THE BREWSTER WHITECAPS
FOREWORD BY PETER GAMMONS
Tucked away on the shores of Cape Cod Bay there lies one of the greatest amateur athletic organizations in American sport's history. Welcome to the 101-year-old tradition of the Cape Cod Baseball League. This great tradition was built on the values that have made our great nation so special.
Within the confines of the Cape League there is a quaint and sleepy town that that doesn't even have a red-light. Every summer this special place produces some of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history. Welcome to Brewster, Massachusetts-home of the Brewster Whitecaps.
From all over America every summer the greatest college baseball players come to Brewster and to the other nine towns that have teams on Cape Cod to showcase their great talents. MLB scouts spend their summers looking for the next Sean Casey, Ryan Braun, Chase Utley, Aaron Judge or Billy Wagner, five Major League legends who were all discovered playing in Brewster. These greats are only a few of the more than 1,700 former Major Leaguers who have at one time were scouted playing on the Cape.
While reading this once in a generation classic you will learn about the players who were brought together in the summer of 2024 by their manager, the forever lovable Jamie Shevchik. Discover for yourself one of the greatest rosters ever assembled in Cape Baseball history and experience how it became one of the league's all-time biggest mysteries.
Get on top of one of the many up and down tidal waves as this group of lovable characters will take you on one of your most unforgettable journeys that became almost historic. The 2024 Brewster Whitecaps were the consensus favorites to win their third Cape Cod championship in seven seasons.
As the story CAPE DREAMS-A SEASON WITH THE BREWSTER WHITECAPS moves along you will be drawn into not just the players and coaches but the supporting cast of more than one hundred volunteers who at the end of this story you will know well enough to call your friends.
Now get ready to fall in love with these incredible athletes as they will leave you laughing, crying and asking yourself the same questions everyone else was wondering during the summer of 2024. As the season plays out you will be like the many thousands of fans who came to watch them play. You will find yourself begging for just one more game.
Included in this story are interviews and close-up looks at some of the biggest names in the baseball world.
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CAPE DREAMS-A SEASON WITH THE BREWSTER WHITECAPS
