A Rough in the Diamond

Name: A Rough in the Diamond
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Jeff Santo
ISBN: 9781580818636

Author: Jeff Santo

Narrator: Dennis Franz, Joe Mantegna, Richard Zavaglia

Unabridged: 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works

Published: 04/15/2012

Categories: Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Theater

Synopsis

Three former big-league baseball players reunite at a fantasy camp and reveal funny and poignant things about their lives and careers. This bittersweet comedy comes from playwright Jeff Santo, whose father Ron Santo was a beloved player and broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Dennis Franz, Joe Mantegna and Richard Zavaglia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on July 10, 2022

fan-tastic for baseball fans... reminded me of a play "Bleacher Bums" that I saw in Sodom and Gomorrah (San Francisco) in the early 80s. This editions is performed on stage so I liken it to comfortably "seeing" a play with closed eyes.......more

Goodreads review by Jay on April 06, 2016

Nice radio play from Chicago, with Studs Terkel’s introduction. Written by Ron Santo’s son, you’d expect to hear some authentic off-camera baseball dialog in this play about former teammates coming together to work a fantasy baseball camp. You get it, including the obligatory f-bombs, talks about da......more

Goodreads review by Kyle on December 17, 2020

An enjoyable script that listens in to the bickering of three former baseball teammates. One is comfortable with a stutter; another a millionaire who has made a killing off his MLB memoir. The third is less fortunately, estranged from his wife and son, and broke from a failed seafood business. The m......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on October 31, 2016

An interesting look into ex-pro ball players after retirement. It was an okay play. The narrating was good.......more