Pastor Stephen Grant Novels Character Quote of the Day:
Baker took a deep breath, and seemed to gain more control. He began in an almost Dragnet-style “just the facts” tone. “I met Dawud Wasem when I was serving as a chaplain in Iraq in 2007. Dawud was 11 years old at the time. His father, Jamail, worked as a translator on the base where I was stationed. Our company got materials and supplies to build a new school where the family lived. During that building process, the longer he was around us, Dawud became more interested in things that interested Americans. That included baseball. To make a long story short on that front, he worked hard over the last several years, and now, at 18, very well might be the best baseball player in Iraq. Some might say that’s not exactly a huge accomplishment, but while his pitching speed has never been officially recorded, among those who try to organize baseball in Iraq, some say that Dawud approaches or maybe tops 100 miles per hour.”
- from Murderer’s Row
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