Matthew a. Werner

This is the story of a farm boy whose reality exceeded his wildest dreams. Glen Rosenbaum grew up on an Indiana farm on a dirt road in the 1950s. After graduating high school, he expected to be a farmer or a factory worker. While pitching a Sunday beer league baseball game at age 18, the umpire asked if he could call a friend to watch Glen play. The friend scouted for the Chicago White Sox and that conversation led to a 42 year career in Major League Baseball. A White Sox Life explores Glen's journey from playing catch in the barnyard, learning to throw a curve ball, his first try-out at Comiskey Park, his hiatus from baseball, and the amazing people he worked with over the years. This is the story of Glen Rosenbaum's remarkable baseball life.Check out the author's other books: Season of Upsets: Farm boys, city kids, Hoosier basketball and the dawn of the 1950s and How Sweet It Is: the 1966 Elston Red Devils.

In 1966, 544 teams competed in the coveted Indiana state basketball tournament and Michigan City Elston H.S. won it all. Now you can experience the sights, sounds, and emotions just as the winning players, coaches, cheerleaders, and fans experienced it 50 years ago.How Sweet It Is takes you on the amazing journey through that season. Learn about the unlikely coach and the selfless players who carried the town's hopes from the windy shores of Lake Michigan to basketball royalty in Indianapolis.This version includes 30 rare photographs from that season.For more information, visit www.facebook.com/elston66