One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season (Audiobook)

from readerspeak

When I'm choosing a rating for a book, I ask myself, "Could anything have made this book better?" In this case I don't think so, thus the 5-star rating for Chris Ballard's One Shot at Forever. Ballard does an excellent job developing the sense of place and time to put the reader right into small ...

from JNSelko

A teriffic book about small towns, high school sports and the culture wars of the Vietnam Era.

from DanDiercks

A great story of overcoming the odds.

from salgalruns

If someone were to ask me about my favorite movie genre, it would be, hands down, motivational sports dramas (and yes, Netflix has a category for that). I am a sucker for any type of sports drama, whether I've actually played or followed the sport in my life. Add a dedicated and supportive team o...

from alsparks

A great nonfiction story of the tiny town of Macon, IL and their improbable run at a state baseball championship in 1971. A tiny school of 250 faces huge odds going against some of the large powerhouse teams before there were divisions in the state championship system. A coach that definitely did...