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Underhanded: An American tale through the lens of men's fastpitch softball
Sonny Christoph shares his adventures during the changing times after World War II with a refreshing inside-out look at history. Written from the perspective of men’s fastpitch softball, this was the time when baseball’s little brother became America’s most popular adult team sport. Equally competitive with baseball, games were quicker, the pace faster, and they related to one’s persona. But unlike baseball, its imperfect dimensions brought about its demise.
Daddy said I was borned ‘xactly when he was rounding second and heading to third with a standup triple.
The son of a barnstorming father and a wanderlust mother, Sonny Christoph is a typical baseball-crazy kid. But when his parents set roots in a small community, he finds himself awash in men’s fastpitch softball, the only game in town. With an aspiration to play major league baseball, this is Sonny’s story as a hero-worshipping youngster, a ballplayer in his own right, and beyond. More than the games, however, Underhanded becomes a compelling story in recounting the weird hops of life with heartwarming characters and historic tie-ins. All this, rife with Sonny’s recounts of his loves, irreverences, and school hi-jinks, knocks the ball out of the park in this nostalgic revisit to the fifties and sixties.
Daddy said I was borned ‘xactly when he was rounding second and heading to third with a standup triple.
The son of a barnstorming father and a wanderlust mother, Sonny Christoph is a typical baseball-crazy kid. But when his parents set roots in a small community, he finds himself awash in men’s fastpitch softball, the only game in town. With an aspiration to play major league baseball, this is Sonny’s story as a hero-worshipping youngster, a ballplayer in his own right, and beyond. More than the games, however, Underhanded becomes a compelling story in recounting the weird hops of life with heartwarming characters and historic tie-ins. All this, rife with Sonny’s recounts of his loves, irreverences, and school hi-jinks, knocks the ball out of the park in this nostalgic revisit to the fifties and sixties.
352 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2024
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September 19, 2024
An Iowa Boy's Story
Not a fairytale, but a philosophical rendering through the eyes of the youth within us all. Starts slow, but captivates as you suddenly find yourself, too soon at the end.
Not a fairytale, but a philosophical rendering through the eyes of the youth within us all. Starts slow, but captivates as you suddenly find yourself, too soon at the end.
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