In one aspect, "The Scorekeeper" is a terrific story about the resonance of baseball, of which the author and I agree is "the greatest of all games." But it is about so much more, including fate, faith, family and the courage to dream again. Most importantly, Scott Russell loves his characters, and you will come to love them... well, not the assholes... as well. Score it an "A" in my book. -- Matthew J. Goldberg, author, humorist and incurable baseball fanMatthew J. Goldberg is the author of "Hot Ice Cream: Inspiring Life Lessons from Our Children" and "Wordapodia: An encyclopedia of Real Fake Words."I found the character ""Tim Barrett" to be particularly appealing. Scott Russell has written a wonderful and imaginative book.--Bill "Spaceman" Lee, pitcher, author and former gubernatorial candidate.