When a little league coach wins a trip to Phantasy Baseball Camp, it sets in motion an unforgettable season with his beloved Philadelphia Phillies. Joe DiNatale, a thirty-nine year-old insurance agent from Reading Pennsylvania, discovers that he has a magical pitch and through luck and circumstance receives an improbable try-out. Nobody is prepared to handle the instant rock-star celebrity and this average joe has to hold onto his home-town values for dear life. The ride gets bumpy on and off the field at the All-Star break ...
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When a little league coach wins a trip to Phantasy Baseball Camp, it sets in motion an unforgettable season with his beloved Philadelphia Phillies. Joe DiNatale, a thirty-nine year-old insurance agent from Reading Pennsylvania, discovers that he has a magical pitch and through luck and circumstance receives an improbable try-out. Nobody is prepared to handle the instant rock-star celebrity and this average joe has to hold onto his home-town values for dear life. The ride gets bumpy on and off the field at the All-Star break setting the stage for an unforgettable finish. From the simple act of a child and parent playing catch, to the bright lights of a packed stadium, John A. Hoda captures the game and how it can intertwine itself into the fabric of a family and a community. We pick up the story where Joe's picture-perfect marriage is crumbling, wrecked by his only child's drug and alcohol abuse. His last days as a little league coach ends with the surprise at the sports banquet. In a world where second chances are precious and few, follow Joe's remarkable journey for a baseball season like no other. You will want to come along on Joe's magic carpet ride when you see what also happens outside of the chalk lines.
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