Have you ever wanted to be a slugger like Barry Bonds? How about fielding a ground ball like Alex Rodriguez? In the fun-filled, intense, action-packed novel, The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter, the secret to being a star is uncovered. Fasten your seatbelts, because we are about to take off!
In the small town called Dillontown, the local baseball field is in jeopardy of being sold. The wise man, Doc, has the fate of the town in his hands. If he sells the land he owns, the town will go up in construction by building houses, golf courses, and hotels. That is until Tom Gallagher steps in. He makes a deal with Doc that has the town roaring. The wimpy, weak, no-skilled team from Dillontown will play the mighty squad from the all-star camp from down the road for possession of Lucky Strike Field.
Practice had started, and with little confidence the team kept going. Then one day Cruz De La Cruz shows up like a messenger from God. Cruz claimed that he knew the secret to hitting, but needed to confirm it with his mysterious idol: Dante Del Gato. He was the big league player who went 19 for 19 in his final at-bats, but then walked away from the game for no apparent reason. Cruz and Tom set out to find the secluded mountain man, and ask him to coach the team.
Dante had acted harshly, until the mention of the legendary field that he grew up playing on was going to be destroyed if they didn?t win. When Dante showed up to coach the team, it was like he injected a boost of confidence into them. Practicing all day, they worked on one thing: repetition, the key to being great. The team now believed in themselves. Dante had them running down the sides of mountains, indoors playing a computer game called Hit-Sim, all to better them as baseball players.
Come game day the team was ready, but were their two stars, Cruz and Dante? Would they show up or would the nerves of the whole town resting on their shoulders get to them? What would Doc decide to do with the town? Read The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter to find out that having a big heart is more important than big muscles. Stick to it and you can achieve whatever you want!
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