Baseball is a rite of passage for American youth. The experience of playing sandlot or organized ball gives many people a shared childhood experience. Baseball is part of who we are. Ghost in the Bleachers and Other Baseball Stories is a collection about our national pastime -- the glory, the disappointment, the need to grow, and how the games of our youth live on in our adult dreams. Themes range from comical to supernatural to inspirational, but each teaches something about the game and about life.This is the first book in a new series called Sports Shorts. Each title centers on a different sport.