A ghost.Bat has to be seeing a ghost. While recuperating in Houston he stumbles across a shopgirl who looks and sounds just like someone he lost a year before. As his friends think he's going crazy, and even he's starting to wonder if he watched "Vertigo" one too many times, he tries to piece together the background of the shopgirl.The investigation takes Bat from Houston and Dallas, to Arkansas and Durango (where he meets a young Garison Fitch) and closer to the conclusion that he may not have been the only one set-up by the Home Agency.Can he return the set-up favor?
1951. Greenville, South Carolina.
To start with , in September , the Rockies ' Matt Holliday hit .367 with 12 homers , 30 RBI and 29 runs scored ; the Rockies ' Brad Hawpe hit .467 with 20 RBI in the last 11 games ; the Rockies ' Todd Helton hit .386 in the final 14 ...
I have so many good memories of that year with Minneapolis, and one of them was getting the chance to know Rogers Hornsby. I thought Hornsby was great. He wasn't a very diplomatic guy.
You will experience what it takes to try out, practice, compete, and win with an elite team. The lessons learned in this book from the Ranger Creed will help you succeed in the game of sports, business, and life!
Unleashing that flawless swing one last time on a dark, nasty fall afternoon in Boston, Williams's perfect parting shot, launching a majestic home run into the Fenway Park bullpen in his final appearance at the plate, set a standard for ...
Hornsby was the closest to the complete hitter—style, power, smartness, everything. I'll never forget as a twenty-year-old kid in camp with the Minneapolis team at Daytona Beach, standing around the batting cage or in the lobby of the ...
Last at Bat Below Level Reader 5pk, Grade 5: Harcourt School Publishers Storytown
In this inspirational picture book, authentic sportswriting and rich, classic illustrations bring to life the truly spectacular story of the Red Sox legend, whose hard work and perseverance make him the perfect role model for baseball ...
But this story is much more than that of a single season. As La Russa, the third-winningest manager in baseball history, explains, their season was the culmination of a lifetime spent studying the game.
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