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Article: Cyclones power Coney Island revival
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 5, 2001
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BROOKLYN, N.Y.--The fans of the Brooklyn Cyclones, professional
baseball's newest minor league team, have taken a liking to 19-year-
old third baseman Joe Jiannetti. Maybe its because his name spins off
the tongue like a roller coaster.
Wheeeeee--as in Jiannetti.
The Cyclones play on Coney Island.
Coney Island is America's grittiest playground. Truth and fiction
have always been the fast-talking pitch of the amusement park, and
the truth is Coney Island is on a major comeback. The Cyclones are
part of the game plan.
The Class A affiliate of the New York Mets is named after the
wooden Cyclone roller coaster, which appears in the distance over the
19-foot left-field fence. The Cyclone opened ...