{"product_id":"the-sandlot-promise-walter-beede-9798988844853","title":"The Sandlot Promise: Blood, Faith and the Fenced That Held a Town Together","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne tragic night. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne homemade field. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree generations tied to a fence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a late-night shooting rips through a small New England town, the cameras leave before the sirens stop. But factory worker Fred Davis refuses to look away. He clears a strip of land by the creek, hammers together a backstop, and builds a fence with a promise no kid in his neighborhood will ever believe life is only what happens on the six o'clock news. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoard by board, that patch of dirt becomes a refuge where games last until dark, adults remember who they used to be, and a community fights to protect the one place that still belongs to the kids. Factories close. Families fray. Developers with clipboards and contracts circle the land. Yet the fence still stands-because some promises are worth defending with everything you have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fierce, deeply human novel about community, second chances, and keeping one small field honest in a world that keeps moving the fences.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by World Series Champion Bret Saberhagen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the homemade sandlots of 1969 to the billion-dollar youth sports machine of today, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sandlot Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e follows three generations bound to one fence and one idea: games are meant to grow kids-not own them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Sandlot Promise is the explosive prequel to The Sandlot Legacy and Book One of The Sandlot Trilogy. Perfect for fans of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sandlot, Field of Dreams, Friday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and anyone who still believes baseball can save a town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet your copy of \u003ci\u003eThe Sandlot Promise\u003c\/i\u003e and witness the moment that sparked a three-generation legacy. Because some promises deserve to be defended.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Beede\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988844853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beede Baseball Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Walter Beede","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437813772543,"sku":"9798988844853","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2323fdba-97c5-4e24-99ff-6aca420d18b8.jpg?v=1777164237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sandlot-promise-walter-beede-9798988844853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}