The Man Who Once Played Catch with Nellie Fox: A Novel

by John Manderino

This is John Manderino's second novel, a hilarious romp about a man in his forties who finally decides to get a life, but can't figure out how.

Genres: Sports

262 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

JOHN MANDERINO lives in Maine with his wife Marie, where he teaches college writing and provides coaching and editing services to other writers. He has published three novels, a collection of short stories and a memoir with Academy Chicago. John has also written plays that have been performed at theater festivals and other venues. A stage version of his memoir Crying at Movies was recently produced."

Reviews

[Amber]

Pick your Poison-School lunches-book with a cheesy cover-since playing catch as a kid with famous ball player Nellie Fox, baseball is all Hank has aspired to. Now, age 40 and past his prime playing with anything besides local teams, Hank takes a good look at his life and those of his friends and thinks it is time to settle down with a family.

[Patrick Barry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I was never good enough at baseball to sympathize with Hank has given up baseball at the age of 40. My hopes of a career ended considerably earlier. Hank's world revolves around baseball and his effort to find a place in the world did not make a great story, at least for me.