Strike: A Baseball Novel of a Different Kind

by Jim Ritter

When two young boys of the same age die from consecutive home runs hit by the same batter, at the same ballpark, a mother dressed in white shows up for the next game, a Bible in one hand and her small son in the other. Strike is a baseball novel of a different kind, focusing on the tragic anomaly of two young boys killed by the same batter’s home runs, a mother with her own notion of fulfilling her calling to God and a cast of characters who all in their own ways and life stories seem mysteriously intertwined in everything happening, all leading up to the biggest game ever played in baseball - the entire world watching to see if God will heed the woman’s call and reveal himself.

189 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 17, 2017

About the author

Jim Ritter was born, raised, and lives in Chicago, Illinois where he graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in history. Along the way he's written thirty short stories (including Vicki LaMaar's Statement About Love, The Mentally Slow Revolution, and Enter the Iron Lung) and five novels: The Austrians, Green, Strike, Teddy Bear Land, and A Bridge Over Lights. In Jim's spare time he either watches TV, reads history books, or hangs out in gyms.

Reviews

[Julie Pint · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about baseball (which I love), that really isn’t a book about baseball. It’s a book about faith. Faith in oneself, faith in ones family, faith in God... and what happens when we doubt that faith. My rating would be higher if the ending wasn’t so abrupt. I felt like there was more there to be said.Thanks to Gooreads for the read.

[Mike Schneider · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sort of a strange book, this has a very simple plot where nothing unexpected really happens. I was disappointed by the conclusion, such as it was. Not something I'd recommend.

[Joann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you Goodreads for this book. The story is more about faith. I wish there was a bit more to the ending.