The heart of the order
By: Theo Schell-Lambert
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781477829530; 9781477828328
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Baseball injuries; Summer; Baseball players; Fiction
Description: "Blake "Xandy" Alexander is the starting leftfielder for the Carolina Birds of the National League South, until a knee injury in Cincinnati leaves him facing a summer of rehab and a career in doubt. Eager to occupy himself around game time, Xandy trades his glove for an Acer laptop, and each night before first pitch, he settles into a lounger behind his borrowed house to write. What emerges from Xandy's patio sessions is a series of reflections on the game he loves and beyond--from losing streaks to bullpen phones to his beguiling physical therapist, Jenn, who (like a third base coach) keeps giving him signs he can't quite read. A winning narrator, with an observational style honed over years spent judging the spin on fly balls, Xandy shines as a fresh and memorable voice in American fiction"--Jacket.