Stealing Home A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game |
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Author:
| Seybold, Ron |
ISBN: | 978-0-9850067-5-4 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
Publisher: | Skin Horse Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $5.99 |
Book Description:
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The rarest outcome in sports is baseball's perfect game. One team does everything right, forcing the other to accomplish nothing. In 150 years of baseball, there have only been 23. Perfect is nearly impossible. As a divorced dad, Ron was trying to redeem his fatherhood on a baseball road trip with his Little League son Nicky. Their odyssey of nine games in eleven days, crossing eight states in a rented convertible, was supposed to repair Ron's life as an unsure father. One sign of...
More DescriptionThe rarest outcome in sports is baseball's perfect game. One team does everything right, forcing the other to accomplish nothing. In 150 years of baseball, there have only been 23. Perfect is nearly impossible. As a divorced dad, Ron was trying to redeem his fatherhood on a baseball road trip with his Little League son Nicky. Their odyssey of nine games in eleven days, crossing eight states in a rented convertible, was supposed to repair Ron's life as an unsure father. One sign of salvation came unbidden in an unscheduled tenth game. The adventures of the road, with a dad flying solo and trying to keep his boy safe and have fun, lead to a deeper reckoning of how Ron's father failed enough to take his own life. Thousands of miles and dozens of innings delivered a discovery-a drive toward perfect fatherhood has a destination that cannot be found on any map, but can emerge anywhere."Part baseball, part fatherhood, and all boyhood, Stealing Home plays out the mystery of love and family. Fueled by his determination to become a better dad, Seybold's journey becomes a quest to reconcile the past and his future. The magic lies in the storytelling that travels the road to something perfect." - Donna Johnson, author of Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir"A beautifully written, touching memoir about family dynamics revealed in the bonding of a father and son." - Larry Brill, author of award-winning romance Deja Vu All Over Again""Five Stars. It's so much more than a memoir. It's a grand road trip story as well as a real-life family saga. At its heart, Stealing Home is the consummate baseball story. An enthralling memoir, most highly recommended." Jack Magnus, Reader's Favorite""Stealing Home deserves a spot in any good parenting collection. Its road trip and baseball observations and metaphors permeate a jaunty yet introspective story about evolving relationship between father and son. Readers receive unexpected treats that move far beyond the physical journey and into the finer art of sharing not just love, but life." - Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review