Pinch Hitting
By: Morris Hoffman
Book: Fiction, 337 pages
Summary: Joe Skelton has never written anything longer than a shopping list, but now his brain tumor is making him write a novel. It’s a baseball novel about a crippled janitor who cleans up at a forgotten minor league field and who is accidentally discovered to be a perfect, never-miss hitter. Will Joe die before we find out whether the Joltin’ Janitor makes it to the big leagues? An imagined Roger Angell leads an unforgettable ensemble of quirky characters on a gentle and poignant race to discover the meaning of baseball, fate, will and chance.
“Pinch Hitting” has been short-listed for the 2024 CASEY Award, a prestigious national award for baseball-related literature. The 42nd annual awards will be in Cincinnati, Ohio, in March 2025.
Author: Morris Hoffman was a Colorado trial judge for 30 years, during which time he learned much about fate, chance and will. He played lots of baseball when he was younger, all glove and no stick. He is a member of the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Law and Neuroscience, the author of a non-fiction book, “The Punisher’s Brain” and a co-author with four MacArthur colleagues of a second non-fiction book, “Brain Basics for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers.” He lives with his wife Kate in Denver. They have two grown sons, two growing granddaughters and two black dogs. This is his debut novel.
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