Throwing The Screwball….

It was an unusual sight at Alexandra Park. A team of virile nineteen year old guys where trying to get a hit against the pitcher they were facing and they were having absolutely no success. The pitcher was sixty one year old Noah Ganz.

Noah’s Grandson Aaron had asked him to play with his team because he knew about Noah’s unhittable sinker riser screwball. Noah sat on the bench in the dugout most of the game, but he was the closer. He came in the game for the final inning to retire the opposition’s side.

One of the girls in the park who was dating one of the players recorded Noah’s amazing ability and posted it to Tik Tok. Millions of people clicked on it, and most thought it was some kind of edited prank.

DeShaun Long was intrigued. DeShaun was the Coach of the minor league ‘’Red Rockets’’ and through the girl who posted the video on Tik Tok found Aaron who provided his Grandpa’s information.

At first Noah refused the overture to pitch for the Red Rockets. He was playing because he loved being with his Grandson, he wasn’t interested in taking his game to a professional level. DeShaun was persistent and he offered five hundred dollars to Noah to come to a try out. If he made the team the Red Rockets would pay him two hundred dollars a game. Noah thought about it and said if he made the team all the money that was to be paid…