ABOUT

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Acclaimed book about top baseball players and their fathers and sons, told through a summer trip Wimmer took with his boys around the country to MLB ballparks.

Wimmer's first novel, rejected a Guinness Book of World Record 162 times before being published and then celebrated by critics.  Wimmer published two (2) additional novel's around the characters in Irish Wine, Boyne's Lassie and Hagar's Dream. With their success, the three books where put together as a one book trilogy and republished during the turn of the century. 

Famous short stories about baseball written by some of the greatest writers of our time including one by Wimmer. Wimmer used this same format to publish seven (7) more books featuring the best short stories on various sports including the Gridiron Game(Football), Sandlot Game(Baseball), School Yard Game(Basketball), Fastest Game(Hockey), Women's Game, Extreme Game, and Fairway Game.

Rob Reiner's directorial debut. Wimmer's novel about a group of friends who come together around softball was made into a movie that debuted on CBS as a Movie of the Week. 

Movie and TV- Wimmer wrote many screen plays over his career. 

Wimmer taught English and Creative Writing throughout his career as a professor at Universities and Colleges including Pepperdine, Moorpark, Pierce and LA Valley. 

Wimmer received book reviews in the New York Times for many of his books including his first, Irish Wine.  Irish Wine review was very high in praise.  

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/arts/dick-wimmer-74-irish-wine-author-is-dead.html

The Los Angeles Times gave Wimmer a half page Obituary that celebrated his life and willingness to endure after his book was rejected 162 times. 

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2011-may-23-la-me-dick-wimmer-20110523-story.html

Ad Week praised Wimmer in their Obituary for his life and both of his sons work in media and advertising.