REDEMPTION: A Tale of Baseball and Life

by Tom Miller

A Tale of Baseball and Life is a story of how losing a Little League championship game led to lifelong anguish and despair. Coached by Vietnam War combat vets, Redemption details the amazing turnaround of a team once laughed at by opponents and their magical season when they advanced to the championship game. Written by the youngest son of a retired United States Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman, the author sprinkles his life experiences throughout the story. Learn how Donald Duck, Elvis Presley, Academy Award-winning actress Joan Crawford, Paintball, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat have all played a role in the author’s life, and how his baseball career essentially ended before it really began. And what’s up with his refusal to eat a particular fruit since 1966?

182 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 2024

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Reviews

[Ted]

As an older brother of Tom Miller, I wish to avoid any conflict of interest or any show of nepotism by electing to not give a rating to his book. I can simply attest that his stories are true, and in many instances, funny. In my defense, I do not accept any blame for Tom blowing out his knee in an annual Turkey Bowl football game played close to fifty years ago. Nobody laid a hand on Tommy when he injured his knee. He simply fell on his face while coming out of his stance and writhed back and forth in pain on the football field grasping his knee. Older brother Butch and I did what any other older brothers would do. We told Tommy to quit crying like a bitch and get the fuck off the field. There was a game to be played.

I feel slighted and disappointed that Tommy failed to write about the time of a near lethal accident while rafting the Cheat River. As we entered a particularly difficult and dangerous series of rapids, the front tubing section of our raft suddenly blew out spilling Tommy into the water. Through my quick, cat-like reflexes, I was able to grab him and pull him back into the raft, quite possibly saving him from drowning. There is no mention of this incident. Only the one where he blames me for his clumsiness on a football field.

I am both pleased and proud that my kid brother fulfilled his dream to write a book. Forget about my conflict of interest and nepotism and read it. I think you will enjoy it.