The Rookie

The Incredible True Story of a Man Who Never Gave Up on His Dream

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By Jim Morris

By Joel Engel

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The heart-wrenching, unbelievable true story of MLB pitcher Jim Morris's last-ditch attempt to join the major leagues.

He Played A Boy's Game. He Lived A Man's Life. As a lonely child, Jim Morris took one thing with him wherever his family moved-his ability to hit and throw a baseball. For Jim, the passion of becoming a major-league ballplayer was his anchor and inspiration…until injuries and life got in the way.

A decade after Jim walked away from the minors and began a life of fatherhood and mortgage payments, he made a promise to the hardscrabble high-school team he coached: If they could win their local championship, he would try out again for the big leagues. They did-and he did. Now, in this wondrous, heart-tugging book, Jim Morris tells the story of his remarkable life and his amazing journey to the Big Show at the age of thirty-five . . . and how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream.

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On Sale
Nov 15, 2008
Page Count
288 pages
ISBN-13
9780446549875

Joel Engel

About the Author

Joel Engel is an entertainment journalist and a frequent contributor to The New York Times who has written biographies of Rod Serling and Gene Roddenberry. He lives in Los Angeles.

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