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California Rush
California Rush
Author: Sherwood Kiraly
Davy Tremayne is a goldenboy superstar shortstop who seems to walk on air. Jay Bates, who may be a distant relative of Norman Bates, is also a ballplayer -- he just happens to be a raving psychotic on and off the field. Tremayne and Bates only agree on one thing: they've hated each other for their entire baseball careers. Now, they're ma...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425159798
ISBN-10: 0425159795
Publication Date: 9/1/1997
Pages: 242
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Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Book Type: Paperback
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From Library Journal
Baseball makes sense; the people who play it often don't. This novel explains the origin of one of the most insane games in baseball fact or fiction. It climaxes a relationship between a golden boy, Davey Tremayne, and his less-talented but hard-driving rival, Jay Bates, managers of the two teams contending for the top of their division. Jay's scrappy expansion team, the California Rush, wins because they stretch the rules and manners of the game. When Davey's more traditional style fails him, he makes a mystical, senseless decision to play an incompetent pitcher who gives up an endless succession of hits--but no runs. This is a wonderfully told story, with well-drawn characters and nice turns of phrase. Even non-baseball fans can love it.


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