Bøger af Mike Engelhard

In a draft of the greatest players in baseball history, who will be #1? After a successful Legends Tour that brought back hundreds of the greatest players in baseball history, baseball commissioner, Brian Marshall, prepared to roll out the next step of their grand plan. Eight of baseball's greatest managers would soon take center stage to participate in the Legends Draft. Deliberating with their team of coaches to draft 25 ballplayers that will help them win and advance to the Legends Championship. The first round of the Legends Playoff will see four of the eight teams eliminated. Which teams have what it takes to make the cut?

Ever wonder what it would be like to see the greatest players in baseball history playing against one another? Could ballplayers excluded from the league due to the color of their skin really compete against their white counterparts? Could a dead ball pitcher strikeout a millennial?These were all questions that went through the mind of Dr. Tony Johnson in the summer of 1999. A lifelong fan of the game, Dr. Johnson dreamed of watching the legends of baseball take the field once again. After nearly 20 years of research, Dr. Johnson and his team of engineers discovered a way to make his dream a reality.The summer of 2017 would become the ultimate year of baseball as the greatest players of all time took the field one last time.

The Baseball Legends Playoffs continue after an exciting first round saw four teams eliminated. Dr. Tony Johnson and his friends, Ed and Lloyd, attend a few games to watch this final chapter of the Baseball Legends Project that has captivated the sporting world throughout the summer of 2017. They watched and discussed the game they love while the play on the field intensified as the stars of baseball, past and present, battled for the title of all time best. Meanwhile, fans at home were enchanted by the iconic voices of Red Barber, Mel Allen, Ernie Harwell, and Jack Buck providing the play-by-play. With only four teams left, who will win the Baseball Legends Championship?

After losing his parents in a tragic accident, Vinnie Esposito is sent to the She'ol Home for Young Men in Stovepipe Wells, CA. Faced with grief and anger from losing his parents, Vinnie must rely on the caretaker, Elijah, and the other boys as he attempts to move on from his past and forgive the man that took everything away from him. He has difficulty getting to know the other boys as he adjusts to his new life. With the rest of the boys already established in their ways by the time he arrived, Vinnie is left feeling like the outcast.Things begin to turn around when he starts running with another boy, Michael Ray. Michael invites Vinnie to help him train for Hell's Ultramarathon, a 146 mile race from Badwater to Mount Whitney. However, things get heated when word gets out about the race and Abe Addon decides to compete against him. A rift develops among the boys as they choose between Michael and Abe. With the She'ol divided, who will come out victorious on the summit of Mount Whitney?