If you are a fan of sports books with a quirky twist to them, then you need to read this book by John H. Ritter. It is filled with sports talk as a local baseball team becomes responsible for the fate of the entire town. Ritter has a lot of fun inventing new words to describe the action, and his vivid language choices only enhance the action. The ending of the book is really unexpected.
The best part of the book is the richness with which Ritter develops each of the main characters. They seem to jump off the page, they are that realistic.
Lynn G '84
