A young man searches for belonging. A baseball team searches for respect. What if both could find answers over one year in Baltimore?
Patrick's fledging life is off to an uninspiring start. When his best friend gets married, Patrick decides to move across the country to search for a connection he has never been able to find. Picking a city he's only been to a handful of times before, he lands in South Baltimore the same year the Orioles spend every day of the summer in first place. Is this the year the Orioles finally gain respect and Patrick finds what he is looking for?
In his debut memoir, McArdle presents a bittersweet remembrance of one formative year in Baltimore looking back from the perspective of middle-age. McArdle has a way with the well-turned phrase and wry observations of different social interactions that will make you laugh out loud; while at the same time he also offers subtle but poignant musings on race, class, and navigating life as a young adult.
