The Kid Who Batted 1.000

by Troon Mcallister

The author of the hilarious golf novels The Foursome and The Green moves to another field of dreams in a wild and funny chronicle of the year the Des Moines Majestyks finally make it to the World... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385503377
• ISBN13: 9780385503372
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A great book getting an unfair knock

I'm 100% in favor of free expression, especially in a public book review forum such as this one, but shouldn't there be a requirement that people actually read the work before critiquing it?The author of this novel not only acknowledged right in the book that he had re-written a children's book for adults, not only told the story of how he came to undertake that effort, but dedicated the book to the original authors!Whether you like the book or not (I loved it, to the tune of five stars), at least have the courtesy to read the whole thing before hurling unfair accusations.

Highly recommended

As he has with his golf novels, the author somehow manages to mix laugh-out-loud humor with dark edges and some very serious themes. Any one of half a dozen of the characters in this book could be the lead in his own book, and these wonderful and richly drawn personalities add great texture to the intriguing story. I didn't know anything about baseball when I read this book, but all of a sudden I'm watching games on television. I recommend this book very highly to anybody who loves a good story and great writing.

Wonderful - a worthy addition to the genre

This book is a worthy addition to over a century of outstanding baseball writing. It's difficult to imagine a fresh angle after all that's been written about the great American pasttime, but McAllister pulls it off in grand style. **Highly recommended** and that includes non-baseball fans, too.

Great story, new twist on the genre that recalls Ball Four

I've read hundreds of books about baseball, nearly all of which romanticize and prettify the game and its players. The Kid Who Batted 1.000 is one of the rare few that tell it like it is, getting down to the real grit of actual human beings in a pressure-packed arena. It reminded of Bouton's classic Ball Four in that regard; I'm even willing to bet that the fictional bench coach in this book is modeled after a coach in Bouton's book. Baseball fans will go nuts over this book, and non-fans who appreciate great writing will love it, too.

McAllister does it again

This book is another addition in what seems to be shaping up as a string of exciting and well-written novels centered on sports. McAllister has shifted his focus from golf to baseball, and the results are pretty spectacular.**Highly** recommended!