A story of the life of a long forgotten artist of baseball...a game with many cloned artists in their own right. But, very few who could master the art of "Knuckleballing."
This novel is about Jason Roberts, a man who grew up throwing the knuckleball. His trials and tribulations of getting to the big leagues. His heartbreaks in being told "you can't do it!" "The pitch won't work no sense in trying it!" "The biggies will never like it, throw it a different way!" "They'll knock it out of the ballpark!" Negotiating his contract and endorsements. His setback with a shoulder operation. Rehabilitation in Venezuela. Winning the big one. His retirement and finally:
"HOMEGROWN: The Making of the 1972-73 Providence College Friars" is a retrospective of that remarkable season as well as a history of the school's basketball program, which was responsible for drawing the local talent that propelled that team to succ
This book tells the story of the 1999 Providence College Friars baseball team, the last season that the sport was played at the institution. Baseball was set to be eliminated after that season in order for the school to comply with Title IX regulatio
This book tells the story of the 1999 Providence College Friars baseball team, the last season that the sport was played at the institution. Baseball was set to be eliminated after that season in order for the school to comply with Title IX regulatio
