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The new baseball novel comes out of the park

The Genius Who Saved Baseball is the feel-good novel America has been waiting for. Robert E. Ingram has created a fun story in these pages that will make baseball fans and book lovers feel like he’s hit a home run with his captivating tale of how young Charlie Collier teams up with a baseball superstar. country music, Big T McCraw, to bring Nashville’s first baseball team, the Knights, to the World Series.

The story begins when Charlie’s father, Rex, is hired by Big T McCraw to be part of his executive team for his newly formed baseball team. Big T wants his team to win, so he has his executives come together and discuss various strategies that could help the team outperform the competition. While many ideas are offered, none appears to be the winning formula the Knights need.

Enter Charlie. At one of the executive meetings, Rex mentions that his son Charlie is a teenage genius. Although he’s only fourteen years old, Charlie is already in college and has written an article arguing that today’s baseball analytics are not only ruining the game for fans, but also affecting the quality of baseball’s performance. Players. Charlie’s teacher is skeptical of Charlie’s argument and only gives him a C-, the first time Charlie has not received an A. But this annoyance only motivates Charlie to test his theory, and when Rex mentions the theory to Big T, Big T instantly wants to hear more and brings Charlie and his mom to Nashville to share his ideas.

You can imagine what happens from there: The team decides to adopt Charlie’s theory, known as Project Baseball, as their winning strategy that will lead them all the way to the World Series. Charlie’s theory has been proven to be fact, and even naysayers are convinced.

It is true that the plot of the novel is predictable, but the characters are not. Ingram creates a plethora of dynamic, quirky, and highly believable characters that are easy to love. There’s Maddy, the coffee shop barista who wants to become a country music singer-songwriter; there’s Rex’s uncle, Frank, and his best friend Dustin, who grew up playing baseball and supports Charlie’s dreams; There’s The Rammer, the Knights’ executive consultant, and Mrs. Scully, who also works for Big T-need, I mean, a little romance develops between them. Of course, we can’t forget about Alfred, Charlie’s best friend, and there are many, many more; I didn’t even mention all the prominent Knights players.

Author Robert Ingram is clearly a huge baseball fan, spreading baseball terms, trivia, and history throughout the book; For those of you not that familiar with America’s greatest hobby, a glossary of terms is provided. Regardless, anyone who likes a moving story will accept this book.

Of course, Charlie and his friends have some obstacles in the way of being successful; I won’t go into them so as not to spoil the fun, but I assure you, The Genius Who Saved Baseball is full of heartfelt moments. , humor and strength of character that will inspire anyone to overcome their own obstacles. It is also a self-help book, as in the end, Ingram includes his “Nine Entry Bonus”, which focuses on nine key lessons from the book, beginning with “Develop a positive outlook on life” and then looks at how Charlie and his friends friends exemplified each lesson.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I’m not a fan of baseball myself, but who doesn’t love a story of winning against all odds? I absolutely fell in love with the characters and didn’t want the story to end, and I think you’ll feel the same way when you read The Genius Who Saved Baseball.

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