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BASEBALL IMMORTAL: The Second Coming of Ty Cobb

Have you ever wondered how immortal superstars from baseball's past would fare in today's game?Well, Roland Colton's new novel, Baseball Immortal, answers that question . . . or does it?Is the man who awakens in a present-day Georgia hospital, after suffering a nearly fatal hit-and-run accident, truly the legendary Ty Cobb (who has been inexplicably transported forward in time), or is he a man suffering from severe psychosis and delusions of grandeur, who has hijacked Cobb's identity as his own? The book begins in 1911, with the Detroit Tigers on the calamitous end of a humiliating twelve-run deficit, when Cobb enters center stage. The reader is immersed into the sights, smells and sounds of the ancient game, played at the speed of light (compared to today's game), brimming with guile, passion and intensity, while observed by rabid fans overflowing into the field of play, kept at bay by mounted policemen. Soon the story switches to the present day, where an accident victim, with mangled face and severe brain injury, regains consciousness; he claims to be the legendary Detroit star, yet some speculate that he may be the supremely-talented college player, Chase Ripley, who disappeared near the same time as the hit-and-run accident.Ultimately, the man who claims to be Ty Cobb displays startling baseball talent, even gaining entree into the major leagues. What ensues is a baseball season on steroids, as Cobb's second coming transforms the game of baseball. A sport that is often described as "boring" by the masses becomes anything but, when Cobb is present. Numerous action sequences on the field of play, never seen or before imagined, depict events which will startle and enrapture the reader. Cobb is attacked in bars, attempts are made on his life, he becomes a fugitive from justice and he is suspended multiple times for his retaliatory and headstrong play.Buckle up for the ride of your life!Scroll up and grab a copy today.Read more

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