“Yeah,” Hutch said, not looking up at either one of them. “My Dad sure knows his baseball.”
Baseball runs in Hutch’s blood, and no position feels like home as much as shortstop. His father played shortstop during his baseball days, but those ended a long time ago. Now his dad struggles to hold down a job and rarely shows up to watch Hutch play baseball. When superstar shortstop Darryl Williams shows up to play on Hutch’s team, Hutch gets moved to second base. Hutch resigns himself to be a good team player and accepts the move, but when his consistently MIA dad starts showing up to coach Darryl, the situation gets more and more bitter. The biggest game ever for their team is coming up fast, but Hutch’s patience is running out.
I’ve yet to read a book by Mike Lupica that I didn’t like. My mom and brother enjoyed this one with me when we listened to it as an audio book. I love his down-to-earth, humble main characters. They’re not perfect kids, but they aspire to standards that make them worthy role models for young readers. And the feel-good stories are equally heart warming for older readers as well.
TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY simply leave a comment explaining why you’d like to read this book. Due to shipping costs the giveaway is only open to residents of the continental United States. The winner will be announced on April 30th.
Leah E. Good 
I would like to read this book for two reasons. It sounds like a good book and I have an interest in baseball. And I am always looking for a good book to read.Thanks for hosting this fun giveaway!
I would love love love to read this book! Baseball has been a part of my family for generations. My grandfather played, my dad played, and my brother and I play softball and baseball.
1) I LOVE THE GAME. Baseball is my favorite sport, and I’ve never really read any book that deals with it, so it sounds awesome!
2) My dad and I bonded over our love of baseball, and the relationship between the father and son in this book sounds like it could be interesting to read. I absolutely love reading stories about parents relationships with their kids.
Thank you so much for the awesome giveaway! Hope I win 🙂
I read this book a couple of years ago. I don’t quite remember
the whole story but I do remember that I enjoyed it. Pretty much
all M. Lupica books are winners for me because they usually give
me the warm fuzzies at the end 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!