Stumps in the Outfield

Once upon a time children were allowed to play outside and explore the world. Family dinners were the rule not the exception. Rock and roll was new exciting and a little dangerous. This may sound like the setting of an old movie but for author Anthony N. Botta it formed the background of his life as he grew up in a large Italian family in a New York City borough. In Stumps in the Outfield he narrates his life story beginning with his birth in 1952. He shares how as a young boy he didn't understand the war or the social revolutions about to take place. All he knew was his love of baseball music and his family. Botta tells a story filled with first crushes dreams and bitter disappointments. From his memories of the nuns of his school to his early marriage and subsequent divorce Botta offers a rich account of a time many wish they knew. Witty and sometimes heartbreaking this memoir captures and celebrates the joy drama and trauma of a generation of change.