Genre:
Biography, Comedy
Drama, Sport

FINAL DRAFT
November 30, 2009

135 pages

Excerpt

Bo Belinsky

Plot summary:

Spring 1962. Bo Belinsky, much-heralded minor league pitcher hits L.A. Cool, slick, and dazzling. Talented in everything but making curfew. As a rookie, he pitches the first no-hitter in L.A. Angels history. It goes to his head, gaining him the reputation of a wayward Angel. A night creature with a penchant for wine, women and song (“If music be the food of love, by all means let the band play on.”) As the losses start to mount, he seeks to prove he’s no one-hit (or no-hit) wonder.

Memorable quotes:

WALTER WINCHELL: “New York-born no-hitter rookie Bo Belinsky of the Angels should be in The Untouchables. His fastball is that unbelievable.”

IRV KAZE: “He’s a handsome son of a bitch, there’s no getting away from that. He’s got that lean and hungry look they all like to mother.”

BELINSKY: “My only regret in life is that I can't sit in the stands and watch me pitch.”