A story of fathers, sons and baseball, along with the eternal choice every man must one day face ... The crowd of 45,000 rises as one, chanting his name. Veteran pitcher Cody King takes the mound for Game Seven of the World Series, unaware these nine innings will mark the end of his troubled existence. With each pressure-packed pitch, King confronts a past - from being abandoned by his teenage mother to keeping his wife's love from fading away - filled with tragedy and talent. And before he flings his final fastball into the cool autumn air, King, a fatherless son who grew up to become one of the game's greatest pitchers, will have to face the one true father he's never kwn.
John Nemo is a former Arizona Republic and Associated Press reporter who has covered Major League Baseball for more than 10 years. He has written for publications including Minnesota Twins Magazine, MLB.com, Sports Illustrated's web site and dozens of newspapers, magazines and web sites around the country. Nemo lives in Minnesota with his wife and sons and can be found online at www.NowShareThisBlog.com.