Once school starts in the fall, Friday nights are typically reserved for one thing—high school football games. The Fat Lady Never Sings tells the true story of Derby, Connecticut’s 1992 Red Raider baseball team as told by then-assistant coach, Steven M. Reilly. When the town’s remarkable 28-year football winning streak comes to an end, three seniors on the team are branded “losers.” Determined to seek redemption by playing on the baseball team, these multi-sport athletes forever leave their mark on this small Connecticut town after helping the team advance to the championship game of the state baseball tournament.

Watch an interview of the author on Sportingnewsct.com's Buffalo Wild Wings "Wing Talk" program at  http://www.sportingnewsct.com/Video.htm . Listen to the author's interview with "The Coach" George DeMaio on WELI 960 am and with Don Boyle of Sportingnewsct.com as well as watch post game celebration video in the "Free Chapters" section of this website.

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New Book by a fellow Valley Author!

For you avid readers of fiction, check out the recently released novel by my good friend, Derby author Tim Conlon, entitled: "The Lost Prophets."  If you want to read a great story about a man's struggle with good and evil, "The Lost Prophets" is a book you'll definitely enjoy reading. I would recommend this book so highly that if you read the book and don't enjoy it, let me know and I'll buy your copy from you.  For more information about the book check out the book's website at www.thelostprophetsbook.com .

Where are they now, cont.

White Dots-Special Edition

I banged my snow covered shoes on the rubber runner as I once again ventured into the Barnes and Noble in Orange. Rumor had it, the White Dots would get bigger as the store's closing neared. I wouldn't have gone in, except Sue wanted to see if better bargains could be had. She was right. The white dotted books were now at 50% off.     I trudged toward the aisle where I last saw my book. A short middle-aged woman with silver-gray tied back hair had my book in her hand, her eyes peering down at its back cover. "It's a great book," I exclaimed. Somehow I felt guilty. Why I didn't know; it wasn't as if I was trying to sell her a loaf of yesterday's Italian bread.

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Posted by at 10:21 PM on 12/16/07 Permalink TAGS: none

Ouch! I've Been White Dotted! Last evening I went to the Barnes and Noble at 109 Boston Post Road in Orange. In light of the new and larger store that just opened in Milford, the Orange store is closing at the end of this year. I heard they were having a 40% off sale so I decided to go in there to see if there were bargains to be had. As I always do when I go into the store, I went down to the sports section to check out how many copies of my book were left---I just can't help it. But the section seemed much smaller than it was the last time I checked.

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Posted by at 04:02 PM on 12/04/07 Permalink TAGS: none

Where are they now? This past spring’s high school baseball season marked the fifteenth year since the 1992 version of the Red Raiders captured the Connecticut Class "S" state championship. Since writing the book, many people have asked what happened to the players and coaches of the team and where they are now. After winning the "S" championship, the team ended up ranked seventh overall in the Hartford Courant’s poll. The City honored the team that summer with a banquet. Ben and Donny both made the Courant’s Class "S" All-State team and Peter made the Courant’s Academic All-State team. After graduating, Ben Bartone and Gino DiMauro commuted together to Sacred Heart University in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Ben pitched three years for Sacred Heart, but Gino’s last game was the 1992 championship game. Both are now Police Officers for the City of Derby.

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