A review by cjeanne99
Blockade Billy by Stephen King

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Two novellas - Blockade Billy is a baseball story - with a brand new catcher called up to the New Jersey Titans when they lose their only two catchers at the end of Spring Training. 
Billy Blakely arrives from Iowa in time to get a uniform, meet the team, and start catching. Billy is there for 22 games - a marvelous catcher - even though he's a little odd. 
Morality - young husband and wife with money troubles - take on a challenge from the wife's employer to commit a sin - record it on videotape - and receive $200,000.