The Fat Lady Never Sings: How a Football Team Found Redemption on the Baseball Diamond
by Steven M Reilly
ISBN-10: 0595394671
Review by Heather Froeschl
A twenty-eight-year winning streak in the game of football is no small matter in the town of Derby, Connecticut. When that streak ends, the results are devastating to three seniors. In a search for redemption they take on other ball fields in their midst. In Steve Reilly's book, "The Fat Lady Never Sings," readers come to know some great sports while hearing the true tale of the come back kids.
Not willing to give up the game, some of the boys and the coaches take to the basketball courts over the winter. Come spring training, the green fields and tan diamonds beckon to the hard working sportsmen to play. Baseball season takes on a whole new purpose as the boys strive to leave school with a win. And what a win! The team qualifies for the state baseball tournament and advances to the championship game. Will they pull off a final win for Derby?
The book is told in the view of one of the assistant coaches, Steve Reilly. Reilly gives us the details of practice, practice, practice, and win, win, win. Every obstacle the team overcame, and every moment of sportsmanship is relayed in the tone in which it was felt. With passion for the game and support for the team. Reilly understands the people he describes, right down to the need to win, and the tear in the eye of suffering players. This memoir is a moment in time that will not be forgotten by those players, the coaches, or the small town of Derby, but what's more is that it reaches out to every coach and player who reads it. Well played! Good game!
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