in the book the rookie arives...what happens??

Answer 1

In the book The Rookie Arrives the main character (Ted Bell) is a cocky, self-centered 19 year old that has just graduated from Genoa High School in Oklahoma. On the baseball diamond he is a star third baseman and at the plate, really crushes the ball. When he receives word that he has been drafted by the Kansas City Royals, he thinks that he will automatically get the starting job at third base with out being tested first. He is wrong. The Royals already have an all-star third baseman (Lou Mills) that is solid in the field as well as the plate. But when Lou is invited to play in the all-star game he is hit by a pitch and becomes disabled for a month. Will Ted strikeout or will he go over the wall and touch'em all?
In this book Mr. Dygard does a great job of making you feel like you are in a rookie baseball players shoes. He instills a sense wonder for the new cities that Ted experiences on the road games, and the awe that he feels the first time he steps into the realm of major league baseball. When I read this book I felt as if I were ready to be the next baseball legend.