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The Reporter:Danny Stanton, beat writer, Kansas City Sun. Hard drinker, soft touch. He's on the number-two paper in town, covering the fifth-place Royals, and hating every minute of it. But will he be able to hold on to the story of the century without losing his job?The Player:Darius Hawkins, outfielder, Kansas City Royals. The only thing sweeter than the roar of the crowd would be the ring of his cell phone, telling him that he's been traded somewhere. Anywhere. He all but backs into a fantastic hitting streak, but does he have what it takes to take it all the way?The Situation:Can the unlikeliest player on baseball's unluckiest team eclipse baseball's last untouchable record? Follow Darius Hawkins and the 2007 Kansas City Royals on the strangest baseball odyssey ever in... Chasing DiMaggio, the new baseball novel by Curtis D. Edmonds.The Website:On the Chasing DiMaggio website, you can read the first four chapters of the book. If you're a publisher, or a literary agent, or just like what you see here, you can contact the author and see if you can help get this exciting new novel to a bookstore near you.© Curtis D. Edmonds, 2003, all rights reserved |