Book Beginnings: The Art of Fielding

Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading.

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

"Schwartz didn't notice the kid during the game."

This book is about three things: Henry (the kid), Mike (Schwartz) and baseball (the game) so in some ways even if this is a quiet, unassuming sentence, it's also a perfect introduction.