You really have to be a big baseball fan to be able to follow and/or enjoy this book. Thankfully I am. The storyline takes place in 1933 and follows Satchel Paige, Leo Durocher, Dizzy Dean and many others from that era in their attempt to hold a St. Louis Cardinals -vs- Negro League Ball Game. At that time A white team was not allowed to play against a Negro team. Common knowledge holds that the Commissioner didn't want anyone to know that the Negro players were just as good if not better than the white players. There are many smaller sub plots and even some sidetracks into Hollywood and kidnapping. But don't let that distract you from a good baseball story.
"Not as enjoyable as it sounded. More hanky-panky of the descriptive kind than I was comfortable with. The two main characters who set up the game are not nice people. I was hoping for more about the fantasy game between greats of the majors and negro leagues." Review by my baseball- and history-loving husband.
