The Happy Hurler

By Todd Daley

THE HAPPY HURLER Joe Bronk is a relief pitcher for the Metro Birds, a major league baseball team playing in the Bronx, New York City. Not blessed with a 95 mile an hour fastball or a sharp curveball, Joe relies on trickery, His go-to pitch is the spitball, an illegal pitch that some umpires tolerate. In an era with a jacked-up baseballs and shortened fences, the fans side with pitchers. The latter subject their elbows and shoulders to stress Mother Nature never intended. Like many relief pitchers, Joe is an oddball - reading novels and writing in notebooks while waiting to be called on to quell a rally and save the game. Joe and his girlfriend, Mona, help rookie catcher, Lee Wakum, struggling with depression. Bronk's Gambit is some trickery Joe pulls from time to time. The catcher calls for the spitter, Joe claps his glove on his left knee, runs his hand on his wet hair, surreptitiously dries his hand on his glove, and then throws a fastball - catching the hitter offbalance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMCCBB3D
• ISBN13: 9798823067072
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"