Wild Pitch
Wild Pitch by Mike Lupica, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in 2002, is a first edition novel that spans 352 pages. The story follows Showtime Charlie Stoddard, a former pitching star whose life has taken a downturn. Now engaged in card shows and fleeting relationships, Charlie grapples with the distance from his ex-wife and the estrangement from his son. As he navigates this challenging phase, an unconventional therapist offers him a chance to revive his baseball dreams, particularly as the Boston Red Sox face a crisis with their pitching lineup.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of sports, family life, and personal redemption. The book delves into Charlie’s quest for a second chance, highlighting the complexities of his relationships and the absurdities of the baseball world. As he contemplates his future in the sport and attempts to reconnect with his family, the story captures both the challenges and humor inherent in his journey. Wild Pitch presents a unique perspective on the national pastime, combining elements of fiction and sports in a way that reflects the highs and lows of life.
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This is what happens when a washed-up one-time pitching phenom and all-around jerk gets a second chance-and discovers that none of it is exactly what he expected it to be.
Showtime Charlie Stoddard now occupies himself at card shows, one-night stands, and nearby watering holes. His ex-wife still talks to him, but keeps her distance (about 3,000 miles); his son won’t even do that-all in all, a life filled with peaches and cream. And then a decidedly unorthodox therapist starts working on his arm, and Charlie begins to dream again . . . especially now that the Boston Red Sox have lost two starting pitchers and seen their lead over the Yankees sliced in half. Can Charlie make it back to the bigs? Will he ever convince his ex-wife to take him seriously again? Will his son (the . . . well, never mind who he is-we’ve got to save something) even acknowledge his existence? Can the Red Sox-dare we say it?-shake off the collective curses of the Bambino, the Buckner, and Bucky-expletive-Dent?
Stay, as they say, tuned, as Lupica unfolds his smartest, most outrageous, most surprising novel yet, a story filled with the glories and absurdities of the national pastime, and further proof that “Lupica’s fiction is the funniest thing going” (“Orlando Sentinel”).
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