Calling Mr. Mays (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798319026941)

What does a nine-year-old baseball fan do when his team and favorite player move 3,000 miles away? He calls up his hero. He tries to talk to Willie Mays. In this real-life story of loss and loyalty, Paul Kocak spins tales from baseball's golden age. With baseball as a backdrop, the author recounts growing up in the Fifties, coming of age in the Sixties, and finding unlikely redemption at long last in the 21st century. Readers follow the author through a tragic drowning, marriage and divorce, alcoholism, and long-term sobriety. Along the way, there's always Willie Mays, the Say Hey Kid. They say the child is father to the man. The question is: Does the nine-year-old boy ever get through to his beloved hero?

Author: Paul Kocak
ISBN-13: 9798319026941
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2025
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d