One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season
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Grand Central Publishing, 2012.
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9781401304324
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English
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Chris Ballard., & Chris Ballard|AUTHOR. (2012). One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season . Grand Central Publishing.

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Chris Ballard and Chris Ballard|AUTHOR. 2012. One Shot At Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season. Grand Central Publishing.

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Chris Ballard and Chris Ballard|AUTHOR. One Shot At Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season Grand Central Publishing, 2012.

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Chris Ballard. and Chris Ballard|AUTHOR. (2012). One shot at forever: A small town, an unlikely coach, and a magical baseball season. Grand Central Publishing.

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Chris Ballard, and Chris Ballard|AUTHOR. One Shot At Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season Grand Central Publishing, 2012.

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