Everything Happens in Chillicothe

<p> One thing about Max was that he was about as well-adjusted to his disability if you want to call it that as anyone could be... He even used his eye once to shut up an obnoxious high school coach. After he'd heard all the complaining he wanted to hear Max took his eye out of the socket and handed it to the stunned coach saying 'You want to umpire this game? Here be my guest.'</p><p> <I>Everything Happens in Chillicothe</I> is an authentic behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball and a biography of Max McLeary the one-eyed umpire and a most intriguing individual. Author Mike Shannon spent the 2000 Frontier League season attending games with McLeary and gives his account of the season here. The book speaks volumes about umpiring as a profession relationships (particularly between Max and his estranged son a minor league player; between Max and his long-suffering wife Patty; and between Max and his umpiring partner Jim Schaly) life in small-town America and the various people connected with the Chillicothe Paints and other teams in the Frontier League. Many humorous and poignant stories are told here for the first time by McLeary Schaly and others.</p>