When the Grain Ran True: Memoirs of a Major League Bat Boy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781941713020)

The true story of a young man and his dream that lasted a lifetime. Masterfully told and inspirational, this is a book for all to enjoy. Here's more...

Specifically, the book describes the personal growth Bob enjoyed that year and is filled with happiness, a bit of drama, some sadness, incredible joy and a few significant challenges to overcome as well. While the focus of this work is on the experiences he had during that amazing era in history, moreover it speaks to the lessons he learned then that he still carries with him in his life today. Along the way, we learn about Bob's family, where he grew up and how his relationship with the great game of baseball evolved over the years. Bob also shares with us many of the lessons The Game taught him, both on and off the field.

Much more than just a collection of stories or name droppings, the work intends to provide the reader with insights that go beyond the corners of the ball diamond and well beyond his days working on them. It is not an expose or tell-all book; the reader will not hear deep insights into the player's personalities, phantom tales of their off-field antics or what the team managers might have said behind closed doors in the Clubhouse, etc. which as a kid, he was never privy to. However, the stories Bob relates are one's that he personally experienced both on and off the field and are not based on locker room gossip. Rather, this is a wholesome coming of age account of Bob's life-journey and how his role as the White Sox Visiting Team Bat Boy impacted him, helping to shape the Grain within his heart forever.

So come aboard and put yourself into Bob's shoes as you follow him into those memories from a time when the very fabric of the Nation and that of Major League Baseball, were being tested as never before. An enjoyable read for dreamers of all ages, When the Grain Ran True is warm, witty and moving while also providing a unique view into the great Game of Baseball, both Then and Now.