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The Man Who Once Played Catch With Nellie Fox
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About the BookAt forty, Hank has decided he's through with baseball-a routine pop-up fell on his head and he got the message. Trouble is, baseball is the one thing that's given any meaning to his life. This is the painfully funny story of a man who decides to get a life, but isn't sure how. It's about fathers and sons, heroes and whiners, the wheel of fortune (and Vanna White), baseball and the decline of Western civilization-and why Nellie Fox always spat in his glove. Reviews"A fine read for ball fans everywhere."––Roger Kahn ". . . like the hapless Chicago Cubs, Manderino's characters possess miles and miles of heart."––Publishers Weekly ". . . will have aging baseball fans believing that sandlot fellowship and a woman's tender love really can save men from cynicism, bad marriages, and dead-end dreams."––Kirkus |
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