Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings

You know Backstop. He plays catcher for any team in any city in America with a major league ball club. You cheer him when he delivers, and boo him when he doesn’t. You don’t have to be a fan of the game to be taken by Backstop’s story, told in his own words during the deciding game of the World Series. In what could be his last game after a 14-year love affair with the big leagues, Backstop chronicles his rookie season, takes the reader to Chicago, where he finds romance, and reveals the heartbreak he endured in the aftermath of his one indiscretion. You’ll cheer for Backstop, on and off the field, as he plays the most important game of his career — haunted by the ghost of his father, who died before Backstop achieved stardom — and fights to win back the heart of the woman he loves more than the game.