CD Audiobook
Calico Joe [CD-Unabridged] / John Grisham.
The careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780449011003
- ISBN: 0449011003
- Physical Description: 4 sound discs (4 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : Random House Audio, p2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact disc. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Erik Singer. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Baseball players > Fiction. Fathers and sons > Fiction. Forgiveness > Fiction. Redemption > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Baseball stories. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | GRISH J (Text) | 33126018077770 | Compact Discs Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Follows the divergent paths of a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher. - Baker & Taylor
Follows the divergent paths of a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher. By the #1 best-selling author ofThe Litigators and Bleachers . Simultaneous. - Random House, Inc.
A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseballâ¦
Whatever happened to Calico Joe?
It began quietly enough with a pulled hamstring. The first baseman for the Cubs AAA affiliate in Wichita went down as he rounded third and headed for home. The next day, Jim Hickman, the first baseman for the Cubs, injured his back. The team suddenly needed someone to play first, so they reached down to their AA club in Midland, Texas, and called up a twenty-one-year-old named Joe Castle. He was the hottest player in AA and creating a buzz.
In the summer of 1973 Joe Castle was the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas dazzled Cub fans as he hit home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shattered all rookie records.
Calico Joe quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul was in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his Dad. Then Warren threw a fastball that would change their lives foreverâ¦
In John Grishamâs new novel the baseball is thrilling, but itâs what happens off the field that makes CALICO JOE a classic.