WILD PITCH
About The Books
Wild Pitch: A Memoir of Baseball, Booze, and the Beast Within shares the raw and honest journey of Jeff Grose. As a boy, hurt by an alcoholic father, Jeff recalls, “I loved to see anything other than me feel pain.” Baseball becomes both his escape and his battlefield. “I walked the four blocks from our house to the field,” he remembers, chasing a dream alone. His life becomes a wild pitch, uncontrolled and dangerous. As he rises through the Mets’ organization, the "beast within" grows stronger. After baseball, Jeff’s world spins out of control, “a drink in one hand and a bag of cocaine in the other”, until he learns that life, like baseball, is a game of second chances. “You either win or you learn,” and Jeff finally learns.
Sergeant Joe Noel has finished his time in the dreadful jungles of El Salvador
Balanced Forces
About Jeffrey Grose
Jeff Grose is a man in recovery who has lived a life full of highs and lows. Once a pro baseball player for the New York Mets organization, Jeff is also a teacher, therapist, and life coach. Now retired, he devotes himself to being a loving husband, father, and mentor. His story in Wild Pitch is honest and raw, showing his struggles with addiction and his path to healing. Jeff uses his journey to guide others toward hope and recovery.
About Richard Strack
Rich Strack is a retired high school teacher of 38 years, a journalist, playwright, and author. His first book, Upon a Field of Gold, was adapted for a major motion picture. He writes award-winning articles for the Times News in Lehighton, PA. Rich is proud of his two children, Richie and Sadie, who always bring joy to his heart. Rich is passionate about telling real stories that touch people’s hearts and inspire change.
