The Pitcher

This Story Is About John Robert, A Man Who At Thirty Eight Years Of Age Decides To Enter The World Of Professional Baseball As A Player. He Had Been The Best Player Of His Generation When He Quit In College At His Dying Mothers Request. After Fourteen Years In A Dead End Job, His Wife Leaves Him, Takes Their Children, And He Discovered He Has A Brain Cancer. He Meets A Woman Who Claims To Be An Angel. She Tells Him His Mother Releases Him From His Promise. That Is When He Decided To Give Baseball One Last Season. He Sneaks Into Spring Training At An Expansion Team Field. He Gets Lucky And Is Able To Pitch Before It Is Discovered That He Was Not Invited To The Camp. He Makes The Team As A Starting Pitcher. The Rest Of His Story Follows Him Through The Season Into The World Series. After That He Is Reunited With His Children For A Short Time Before His Death.