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The Mighty Roman    by Jon Sindell
Price: $2.99 USD. 104030 words. Language: English. Published on March 12, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.

0.5 star(4.60 from 5 reviews)
The Mighty Roman is a fast, funny, thought-provoking novel about baseball and the modern American man.
World Series, A Cub Fan's Adventure, Book One: Evers    by John Petroff
Price: $4.99 USD. 85410 words. Language: English. Published on March 1, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.

Evers is a lifelong Cub fan. He and his brothers are named after Cub players and unfortunately share "The Curse" that follows the team: they never win anything. Evers enters a contest to win a position with the Cubs. Can he break The Curse? Can the Cubs break The Curse? Follow Evers on a Cub fan's adventure and see if he can unlock that savory but elusive brew called "Victory".
Cool As A Cucumber    by Russ Durbin
Price: Free! 2150 words. Language: English. Published on February 22, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.

(4.00 from 1 review)
"He's as cool as a cucumber." It fit. Kenneth Cary Coulson was as calm and self-possessed as any rookie pitcher that I had ever seen. With the playoffs on the line, Cucumber was called to pitch. With his dad and his girl friend watching, Coulson calmly reared back and threw two blazing fast balls. What happened next shocked everyone, including me in the press box.
Timeout For Baseball    by r. William Rogers
Price: $2.99 USD. 56840 words. Language: English. Published on February 19, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.

Stacy Milner has a simple goal in mind...get her man. But Chick Wilson is not so easily gotten. As the Manager and player/coach of the Walker City Silver Sox he is faced with other, more pressing matters. With the start of Spring Training right around the corner, he needs something, anything that will make the team owner come around to his way of thinking.
After the Great Muskie Hunt    by J.G. Sandom
Price: Free! 4180 words. Language: English. Published on February 5, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Please be advised that this is a short story (4,000 words). When his father loses his job, a young painter offers to take him fishing for muskellunge, a barracuda-like freshwater fish, at Big Eagle Lake, in Ontario, Canada. From the award-winning author of Gospel Truths; The God Machine; The Wave; The Wall Street Murder Club; Kiss Me, I'm Dead; and Confessions of a Teenage Body Snatcher.
The Loss    by Roy Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 1310 words. Language: English. Published on January 29, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.

A bittersweet story of a man remembering his late father.
Punchdrunk    by Bill Lowenburg
Price: Free! 9690 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Ex-welterweight contender Johnny Mullane can hook off the jab with either hand and recite Shakespeare while backpedaling from an opponent. But he can’t stop drinking. Facing a hungry Mexican slugger half his age, Mullane begins his comeback. Recalling the teachings of his venerable departed trainer, Mullane discovers new meaning in his life.
Boys look at the Stars - Ping-Pong    by Enzo Pettinelli
Price: $0.99 USD. 35170 words. Language: English. Published on January 16, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.

It is not only ping-pong or table-tennis. It is an adventure lived by children, through their way of being. Love, cruelty, the story of the great table-tennis champions from all the world, stimulates their creativity. This tale is written in the style of a novel. The story has really happened. Dreams, reality, goals morality, the search of oneself, are the igredients.
This One Belongs to the Reds    by Joseph Shaw
Price: $0.99 USD. 3320 words. Language: English. Published by Bard and Book  on January 6, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

Is Baseball about winning? Or is it about something else? Author Joseph Shaw tells a story of generations linked together to America's past time.
Helmets Do Not Expand With Heads    by OJ Wolfsmasher
Price: $0.99 USD. 4490 words. Language: English. Published by Bard and Book  on January 6, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

Have you ever wondered what NFL players were actually thinking between plays? With so many suffering head injuries, it's a shame that helmets don't expand with heads... this would surely help them think more clearly...