The Fat Lady Never Sings: How a Football Team Found Redemption on the Baseball Diamond
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595394671 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Since 1976, Steve Reilly has coached baseball in Connecticut?s Lower Naugatuck Valley. Reilly and his wife, Suzanne, live in Seymour, Connecticut. . He has spent the last twenty years assisting high school coaches and is currently in his tenth season at Seymour High
Reilly and his wife, Suzanne, live in Seymour, Connecticut. . He has spent the last twenty years assisting high school coaches and is currently in his tenth season at Seymour High. Since 1976, Steve Reilly has coached baseball in Connecticut?s Lower Naugatuck Valley
Reviewed by Barb Radmore A Customer This is the ultimate story for baseball and sports fans from all over. It is a story of the under dog, of hot dogs, apple pie and the invincible spirit that still lives in small town America. Baseball, Apple Pie and Mom. It is going out to the old ball game at the local field to cheer for the home team.Derby Connecticut , like many many communities, was a hard core football town. Americans love their pro football but it is high school football that is the focus of many rabid, die hard fans. When the Derby footb. Donna Coomer said ONE, TWO, THREEWIN!. We've all attended the game that can make our schoolnumber one, and when it doesn't happen we walkingaway muttering at that bunch of losers we called a team.But who among us think about the effect that has on thekids who just played their hearts out? Steve Reilly does.As a forme player and coach "Riles", as he is known to most,thought about it a lot. The result is this book and it's a zinger.While football captivates us, it's usually as fans. Baseballhowever is something, that at one point in our lives, evenif
But in the last inning, the Raiders trail by two runs and are down to their final at bat. Football is life in the tiny community of Derby, Connecticut. But when three high school seniors allow a twenty-eight year winning streak to end, they are forever branded as "losers". With one out remaining, the "fat lady" prepares to sing as the quarterback steps into the batter's box "The Fat Lady Never Sings is a marvelous adaptation from an exciting era of Derby High School Sports which blends emotion, humor and ultimate success."-Bill Pucci, Valley Times Sports Editor who will enter his fortieth scholastic season this fall.. The smallest school in the league, Derby qualifies for the state baseball tournament and ultimately advances to the championship game.Under the towering lights of Middletown's Palmer Field, the Red Raiders face off against Terryville. The three determine to seek redemption by playing on the baseball team, where they forever leave a mark on this small Connecticut town.The Fat Lady Never Sings is the remarkable true story of the 1992 Derby Red Raiders as told by one of its assistant coaches, author Steve Reilly