The Legendary Barons

By: Michael J. Vaughn

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Tommy Folgett's life is littered with disappointments: a broken marriage, alcoholism, and squandered artistic talent. But he did create one hell of a softball team. Under Tommy's tutelage, this hodge-podge of characters has lived out ten years of victories and defeats, joys and squabbles, on Friday nights at the Double River softball complex. They have, in fact, become a family. When a broken relationship sends Tommy back to the bottle, the self-abuse spills over to his housemate and shortstop, Honus. Tommy's envy of Honus's writing career, and the campaign of subtle sabotage that follows, threatens to destroy his one great achievement: The Legendary Barons. “I loved this book, and not only because I see the game of softball in the same way. I could also relate to the different stages of friendship that the team goes through. People come and go on a team, just as in life. Some you wish would leave and some you wish would return. It’s funny and thoughtful, and it’s about much more than softball.” –E. Theisen