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Jimmy Baseball
A mysterious boy propels a Little League team towards the town title. 'The Natural' meets 'The Bad News Bears'.
73 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 20, 2015
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Phil Rossi
11 books15 followersFiction, Nonfiction, Short Films. A graduate of St. John's University and The New York Film Academy. pgrossi17@gmail.com
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March 25, 2015
Jimmy Baseball
by Phil Rossi
Jimmy Baseball is a great novella to read. It is told from the perspective of a 12 year old Little League player. His team is comprised of a group of boys who are the "second choices" not the "first choices" when choosing a team. You have a coach who is idolized by them and does not use tradtional coaching methods. His opinion is stick to the basics and those little "details" will take care of the big stuff. You follow the team through the season as they develop freindships and teamwork
A new boy in town is added to the roster at the begining of the season that no one thinks will be any help at all. Even the"second Choices" seem disappointed. They deal with many different issues just because of who they are.
This story has a few life lessons tucked in that you won't realize as you read at first. I do not want to put spoilers in here.
Phil writes this novella from the perspective of that 12 yr old boy in such a way that you feel like you are that boy. He has a way of making you feel you are the character and feeling and seeing what he does.
In addition to that I do have one thing to add. I am older and actually grew up listening to baseball on the radio, pre-tv. Today you watch a game of any type and you recognize the sportcasters and their voices and way of narrating the game. When I was young it was just the broadcasters voice and expression. You could hear and feel the excitement of a game and had your favorite sports announcer. I can assure you it wass probably the sportscaster frrom your favorite team did have one. When Phil is describing some of the games and plays you can feel the excitement and emotion from those days long ago.
I would recommend this as a good book for anyone from the age of 10 to 100. It would be a great read for the younger readers as it would hold thier interest. For the older generation such as myself, I would say read it please what a fantastic trip down memory lane.
I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review.
by Phil Rossi
Jimmy Baseball is a great novella to read. It is told from the perspective of a 12 year old Little League player. His team is comprised of a group of boys who are the "second choices" not the "first choices" when choosing a team. You have a coach who is idolized by them and does not use tradtional coaching methods. His opinion is stick to the basics and those little "details" will take care of the big stuff. You follow the team through the season as they develop freindships and teamwork
A new boy in town is added to the roster at the begining of the season that no one thinks will be any help at all. Even the"second Choices" seem disappointed. They deal with many different issues just because of who they are.
This story has a few life lessons tucked in that you won't realize as you read at first. I do not want to put spoilers in here.
Phil writes this novella from the perspective of that 12 yr old boy in such a way that you feel like you are that boy. He has a way of making you feel you are the character and feeling and seeing what he does.
In addition to that I do have one thing to add. I am older and actually grew up listening to baseball on the radio, pre-tv. Today you watch a game of any type and you recognize the sportcasters and their voices and way of narrating the game. When I was young it was just the broadcasters voice and expression. You could hear and feel the excitement of a game and had your favorite sports announcer. I can assure you it wass probably the sportscaster frrom your favorite team did have one. When Phil is describing some of the games and plays you can feel the excitement and emotion from those days long ago.
I would recommend this as a good book for anyone from the age of 10 to 100. It would be a great read for the younger readers as it would hold thier interest. For the older generation such as myself, I would say read it please what a fantastic trip down memory lane.
I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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