Hard to Grip

"Emil DeAndreis was a promising star-pitcher of his high school team and went on to play for a D1 league in college (University of Hawaii/Hilo)and was poised to embark on a professional baseball career when he was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis which caused him to abandon his lifelong dream of playing in the major leagues, to rethink his life's path without having to abandon the sport he loves so deeply"--