Foreword -- Changed lives -- A place to grow -- "Come out or get out" -- Where the work ethic still works -- Baseball family -- National champions -- Merl's rules -- "No bright lights" -- Opportunity -- Stepping off the field -- Keeping -- Renewal -- Blue goose -- Heading home -- Afterword.
Summary
Traces the five-decade career of legendary coach Merl Eberly, describing his role in transforming a small town team to a collegiate summer league powerhouse and his development of numerous major league players.