Publisher's Synopsis
Set in the indie "Cal-Hairy League," The Mighty Roman Baseball Blast is a fast, funny, thought-provoking novel about baseball and the modern American man. The story centers on the love-hate relationship between old-school minor-league manager Roman Meister, a macho manchild appalled by the changes in contemporary America, and team captain Rex Hirsch, a free-spirit who flows easily among his multicultural teammates-and challenges Roman when push comes to shove. What they're saying ... "With this full count, bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth with two outs novel, Sindell gives us much more than a compelling chronicle of a season with a California minor league team-he also offers a witty, lyric look at what it means to be an American in this multicultural era. You will enjoy the excellent play-by-play but more importantly, you will love the players. Swing away, Jon Sindell, you're in a league of your own." Christopher Bundy, author of Baby, You're A Rich Man "Sindell takes us on a lyrical and at times fearful ride with a team of wannabe baseball players, whose talents only occasionally match their ambitions. This is a real-life novel, packed with personalities and filled with beautiful language and true emotion. Huck's raft becomes a team bus, and it is a ride worth taking." Tony Press, author and reviewer, in riverbabble "And then there are storytellers, that rare and gifted breed of writer who can create characters we actually care about, whose story we can't put down until we know how it ends. Rarer still are those storytellers whose voice can bring their stories to life, who breath life into their heroes as they invite us to pull up a chair around the fire and sit for a spell while they spin their yarn." Jon Sindell is one of those. Steven Kacsmar, songwriter and leader of Phantom City
