Every small town has its eccentrics, its oddballs … … in Pearisville, it's Bill Barrister. He throws a baseball against a haystack in his back yard every day … just to keep from going crazy. Bill is a military veteran, a drunkard, a nervous wreck, living out his days in his boyhood home. An invitation to take a cross-country road trip with Godfrey, a high-spirited, hard-drinking, fun-loving buddy, might be just what he needs to shake off the anxiety, the panic-filled days of his dreary existence. But is leaving the comfort, the familiarity of his hometown, a good idea, especially with a nutcase like Godfrey? What misadventures await the two? This humorous, engaging story from baseball novelist Mike Reuther is the author at his best. Every small town has its eccentrics, its oddballs … … in Pearisville, it's Bill Barrister. He throws a baseball against a haystack in his back yard every day … just to keep from going crazy. Bill is a military veteran, a drunkard, a nervous wreck, living out his days in his boyhood home. An invitation to take a cross-country road trip with Godfrey, a high-spirited, hard-drinking, fun-loving buddy, might be just what he needs to shake off the anxiety, the panic-filled days of his dreary existence. But is leaving the comfort, the familiarity of his hometown, a good idea, especially with a nutcase like Godfrey? What misadventures await the two? This humorous, engaging story from baseball novelist Mike Reuther is the author at his best.