CAPE DREAMS: A SEASON WITH THE BREWSTER WHITECAPS

by Mark Epstein, Peter Gammons (foreword)

CAPE DREAMS-A SEASON WITH THE BREWSTER WHITECAPS
MARK “PATHFINDER” EPSTEIN-AUTHOR
FOREWORD BY PETER GAMMONS-NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
COMING IN APRIL OF 2025
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.

WELCOME TO THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF
CAPE DREAMS-A SEASON WITH THE BREWSTER WHITECAPS

Genres: Baseball

311 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 2025

About the author

Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University and is currently Clinical Assistant Professor in the Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York University.

Reviews

[Lance · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Cape Cod summer baseball league is a showcase of some of the best college baseball players where 10 teams play a 40-game schedule. One of the major changes the players get from their college games is that only wooden bats are allowed in these games. Major league scouts are plentiful during this season looking for new prospects. This book by Mark Epstien followed one of the teams, the Brewster Whitecaps, during their 2024 season.

The book was what one would expect when recapping a sports team’s season. It was complete with profiles of people important to the team, a recap of the action on the diamond and stories about the players and others off the field. One of the more interesting personalities was that of Jane Sullivan, whose life revolved around the Whitecaps year-round, not just during the two months of the season. While her story was one to make the listener or reader feel good, it, along with many others, seemed a little over the top with its sweetness.

The description of the games also felt a little too generous, especially considering that the Whitecaps didn’t make the playoffs. Still, that aspect of the book was good and the reader/listener will feel like they are part of the action. The narration overall is also fine, although there were points where a clicking sound could be heard. It isn’t clear whether this was missed in the final editing or an issue with the recording, but it was a distraction. Fortunately, that wasn’t an issue throughout the entire book.

For readers/listeners who want to learn more about the Cape Cod League and what it feels like to follow a team, this is a good book to pick up. Overall, a decent story that will take one back in time when baseball felt like a much simpler game.

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[Evan Carvalho · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it was an interesting take of the Cape Cod League, especially since it has changed so much over the past 20 years. The flow of the book was tough to digest, and a lot of the quotes/interviews seemed corny. Still fascinating read but preferred the first Cape book a little more.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part of the book was the Narrator ;)

[Stephen Chirsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writer follows the 2024 Cape Cod baseball season of the Brewster Whitecaps.

[Michael Duggan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun read for any cape cod baseball league fan. It’s a bit repetitive at times, but does a great job covering such an amazing league.