Baseball is in My DNA

FREEHOLD –

With praise and congratulations of Borough historian and author  Kevin Coyne, former resident and relative of Bruce Springsteen and former Mayor and baseball player Roger Kane, Glenn Cashion has released his first book, BASEBALL IS IN MY DNA, A TRUE STORY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF Baseball IN FREEHOLD. “

Cashion

Cashion, a Freehold native and a member of the Monmouth County Historical Commission, has researched the history of the sport and the importance it has played in local and sports history, and at the same time intertwined the story of his own family, the Cashions, who have deep roots in the borough.

The author shares insights into both the sport and his family in chapters including Mr. Baseball of Freehold, his brother David “Dem “Cashion. He also includes numerous photographs, newspaper articles and recollections from players telling the stories of what has been known for more than a century as the baseball stronghold of the Garden State.

The history of baseball also includes team rosters, tryout stories, tales about some of the eccentric ball players and how the rules of the sport have changed over the decades.

Glory Days 

In promoting the book, Springsteen, who grew up in Freehold and is related to Cashion, noted the book “mirrors the history of this country and this book provides a rich journey through those old glory days. Springsteen said the book, which traces Freehold baseball from 1857 through 1973,  “brings back fond memories of my ball playing days, even when I was called out on strikes by Dem.”  Coyne, author of  “Marching Home: To War and Back with the Men of one American Town, and  an adjunct professor at Columbia School of Journalism, said Cashion’s book is “story of a love affair with America’s game  his own, his family’s, his town’s and his country’s. Baseball was everything and everywhere in Glenn’s hometown…”

 Research

A beacon in the  spectacular history of Freehold baseball. Glenn’s meticulous research and narrative offer insight  into what  Freehold’s baseball culture was like over the last 100 years,” pointed out Kane, who said that as  a member of the Freehold Townsmen himself, “I found the section on Dem’s fantastic baseball life to be captivating.”

The author has been employed for more than four decades in senior leadership positions both stateside and globally, with several telecommunications companies. He is an active member of Brown University’s alumni  association and the Marine Corps League, in addition to the County Historical Commission and several local historical organizations.

The book is available in paperback and available through Walmart or at gcashion@comcast.net