The Rookie: The Incredible True Story of a Man Who Never Gave Up on His Dream
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- Synopsis
- After an injury-plagued stint in the minor leagues in his twenties, Jim Morris hung up his cleates and his dreams of professional baseball to become a father, high school teacher and baseball coach. But his athletes knew that his dream was still alivehe threw the ball so hard, they could hardly hit itso they made a bet with him: if they won the league championship, he would have to try out for a major-league ball club. They didand he did. He was immediatley drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and three months later made his major league debut, striking out All-Star Royce Clayton.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780446549875
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780446678377
- Publisher:
- Warner Books
- Date of Addition:
- 06/18/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Joel Engel, Jim Morris
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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