The Man Who Once Played Catch with Nellie Fox

At forty, Hank has decided he's through with baseball -- a routine popup fell on his head and he got the message. Trouble is, baseball is the one thing that's given any meaning to his life. Still, he tries to look on the bright side......

This, then, is the painfully funny story of a many who decides to get a life, but isn't sure how. It's about fathers and sons, heroes and whiners, the wheel of fortune (and Vanna White), baseball and the decline of Western civilization -- and why Nellie Fox always spat in his glove.

Baseball enthusiasts and lovers of good writing will find Nellie Fox a warmly satisfying read, combining humor and poignancy in a novel which strongly captures one of man's uniquely American angst about baseball as a Way of Life.