Little League Confidential: One Coach's Completely Unauthorized Tale of Survival
In this unforgettable look at America's favorite pastime, Bill Geist - humorist, husband, father, and coach - offers an honest and wholly entertaining portrait of the wily coaches, protective parents, and, of course, the kids who - for better or worse - play Little League baseball. Here are characters familiar to Little League enthusiasts everywhere. For starters, there's Coach Dick Knavery, whose six co-coaches and detailed computer dossiers on each and every child in Ridgewood, New Jersey,...
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In this unforgettable look at America's favorite pastime, Bill Geist - humorist, husband, father, and coach - offers an honest and wholly entertaining portrait of the wily coaches, protective parents, and, of course, the kids who - for better or worse - play Little League baseball. Here are characters familiar to Little League enthusiasts everywhere. For starters, there's Coach Dick Knavery, whose six co-coaches and detailed computer dossiers on each and every child in Ridgewood, New Jersey, give his team, well, something of a competitive edge. Then there are the players: the mayor's son Neville, who makes mention that his father might send the tax assessor to pay a visit should Neville spend too much time in the outfield; and Monique, who fears for her Lee press-on nails while playing in the outfield. And, of course, there are the parents.
