Bang the Drum Slowly: Henry Wiggen (Author to his friends) and Bruce Pearson are members of the New York Mammoths major-league baseball team—Author the star
pitcher, Bruce the catcher who never quite lived up to his potential—friends and roommates when they’re on the road. During the off-season, Bruce is diagnosed with the
terminal case of Hodgkin’s disease. Author is the only teammate who knows about it; neither plans to tell anyone. Author takes extraordinary measures to ensure that he is
playing ball with Bruce during what will probably be Bruce’s final season. Author looks after Bruce in part because Bruce is mentally a simple man who can easily be...
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