by StoneyWebb
One of the networks should option this for a feature length movie…truly an excellent story. 5*
2* for the forward and 5 for a well written story, even though I don't like baseball.
So I owe you 2* on your next story. Hurry up before the offer runs out.
The baseball is great, so I stayed with this for the 4- pages... But wouldn't recommend it. Too unrealistic, (W.S. MVP 2- weeks before dying of brain cancer) and too much focus on the piece of shit first wife... And call me foolish, but I still like a little sex, when reading stories on a sex forum.
Very touching, full of heart wrenching, and loving emotions. Great story and I loved the baseball theme as being a lifelong fan of the best game ever invented. 5* +
Typing this with tears in my eyes - Who does that for a stupid baseball story? LOL! 5*
Just an awesome story. Really touching. Probably the best story you’ve written so far!
WOW great story I love tear jerkers like that. I'm a Red Sox fan rooting for two teams the Red Sox and whoever beats the Yankees.
I kept trying to find reasons why Kim kept disappearing that would still allow her to be a loving and faithful wife. When Brad revealed his tumor to the GM of the Rays I thought I had it all figured out.
That last twist really threw me for a loop and made my eyes a bit misty.
Love the baseball theme but, then again I've had a lifelong love affair with baseball since I was old enough to understand what it was.
Great story.
To read stories like this in an ‘erotic stories’ website says volumes about how far Literotica has come.
How very profound and sad it was. I lost it when the nurse said his wife died months ago. It all made sense then.
Stoney, you really done good this time.
Did not see the twists and turns coming. Fabulous story; very moving.
Oh my god, reading this was an amazing experience that I will never forget. Kim really was a true loving wife. I always hoped that somehow, love continues forever. It may sound silly, but I can want what I want. Thank you for this.
Well done. Any good baseball story needs to be mythic, a bit over the top, and this seems tailor-made for one of Kevin Costner's melodramas, although I think he would insist on a happy ending. (Plus, he's probably a little old for it.)
Sorry, but the long baseball descriptions of fictitious players were far less interesting than watching grass grow. Then the dual cancer deaths, thrown in right at the end, just felt contrived.
Being British I'm not into baseball, so skipped through this.
How did he not know his wife had died?
Great story that is well written. Stories of going from the dust bin to becoming a hero are always well received, particularly when the hero meets his demise at the end. Suspensions of disbelief are forgiven because this is fiction. Story was well written and researched by a gifted writer. Well done, Stoney. 5 stars.
I always look forward to your stories! This one was a bit of a tear jerker.
Well Done. Thank you!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Not a baseball fan, but you did an amazing job of explaining what was happening and using it as the backdrop of the story that I feel I should go watch a game or two. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us.
I suppose there's something poetic about a sexless story utilizing the most cliched method of diminishing ardor. Didn't save it...
Good story.
1 baseball error. If the Dodgers take the lead in the bottom of the 9th, the game is over and they don't need their ace reliever.
That was one of the best stories I have ever read. It has always been a pleasure to read you stories.
You are the man... I loved it.. had me on the edge all the time..lots of tears... sorry I'm just a softy..I hope you write more of these.... All I can say is THANK YOU...
I was afraid it would be yet another weak ass "oh I love her" reconciliation from the disclaimer, but instead it was a heartbreaking and very well written story. Thank you for your efforts. I would advise revising the disclaimer to state that it is not a typical LW story, this way it doesn't either under- or over-promise.
My personal preference would have been that the cheating ex died of OD, but hey, this story wasn't about her so don't care enough to reduce the rating - 5 stars, easy.
Well done on the story warning. Regardless of the sport, not a fan of depressing tragedies.
Out of all sportsmen with brain tumors, a big chuck are MLB players. Makes me wonder if the story is inspired by true events.
Interesting twists...watching baseball is like watching paint dry. Reading this much baseball is like waiting for it to peel.
This does not meet the criterion that should be part of the LW category.
“The resolution of a wife’s adventurous behavior on that couple’s marital relationship!”
Yes, Cindy was an adventurous wife, but her leaving abruptly meant that their
marital relationship disappeared.
It was a good pro baseball tearjerker, but Sweetie1 had a very minor role, except
on MC’s expectations re: romance & trust of women.
An emotional story, with some problems . If the wife died in January, and he doesn't realize the fact because of his brain tumor, how can he function as a MLB player? And how can he function ar a high level this close to death. I found the story of the first wife at the end broke the flow of the story. Despite these issues, I loved this story. 5 stars and tears.
A good story with a surprise twist, really enjoyed the read. Thanks for your writing.
Five stars. A nice story and a good read. One loves a good baseball story, especially with such a likeable main character. I have 2 comments: 1. I agree with SplitGeode66’s comment about wife #1 — a single paragraph earlier in the story describing her decline and final karmic payback would have been just fine. However adding 9 whole paragraphs about her as the main plot line of the story (that of Brad and Kim) wraps up is distracting from the main line, and does not significantly advance the plot. 2. SplitGeode66 raised an excellent question: how Brad could still be a highly functioning athlete with only a year to live? Medically, this is not hard to explain. First, doctors’ estimates of patient’s survival time are just (forgive me) ballpark estimates. Depending on how aggressive the tumor is, he could go quicker or slower than a year. Depending on which part of the brain is involved, he could continue functioning well for quite a while. Why the sudden crescendo of headaches and death? Tumors are sneaky. Besides infiltrating brain tissue, they can also involve the blood vessels of the brain and weaken them. Tumor angiogenesis is another phenomenon seen in many tumors, in which growing tumors form new branches from existing blood vessels. These new vessels tend to be weaker and more disorganized than factory spec blood vessels. Both of these phenomena could easily have caused Brad to suffer an intracerebral bleed (common in many brain tumors), leading to his suddenly worsening headaches and relatively rapid demise.
Yes, I know it was a baseball story, and it was well-written, but I honestly thought there was a bit too much baseball details for.me. I still gave it 5 stars, but I could have done without all the minutiae thst I found boring and which i think detracted from the story.
The ending saved it for me, moving it to 5 stars from the lower score it was going to get.
Being an old and devoted Brooklyn Dodger baseball fan I did enjoy the details of the baseball games although the performance of our hero was beyond belief. The supernatural nonsense with his wife, Kim, was completely out of whack with the tone of the story and left me cold. The add-on piece with the first wife was completely out of order here and had nothing to contribute to the story. The whole idea of a professional athlete competing for an entire season (albeit at a diminished capacity) with an inoperable brain tumor is a real imposition on our credibility. What could have been a good story if the author had kept out the supernatural nonsense ended up with a 2* rating. Shame, shame.
I never comment on stories or really vote for that matter. But this @stonnyWebb was a really good and touching story deserving both! High 5’s sir, High 5
Incredible story. Thank you for all the hard work I am sure it took to put it together
I can see how it would have fit into several categories, I think with mc thoughts revolving around his wife you chose well. A great story that has me wanting to get my honey do’s done so I can catch the Rays game @1:35
Well written. But I have to agree that baseball is ALMOST as boring as soceer. And it is my opinion that this definetely is NOT a LW story and belongs in Romance. Simply not LW material.
I didn't get it. So she died and he was in a sort of hallucinatory denial? Was that it?
simply amazing tale! I would give it a ten, they only allow me a max of five. As a life-long Cubs fan, this pulled on my heart strings.
"Some will argue that this is in the wrong category, but I would disagree."
You're far from the first person to be wrong, but I don't understand your need to advertise it... I understand your problem though, as putting a baseball story like this in Non-erotic where it belongs would not give you very many views.
This is clearly the best story of the year on this site to date.
Loved it!
Thank you!
excellent story. you put the twist in the story like a good curve ball . well written.
This ending was ridiculously sad.. I even teared up for the 1st slut ex who used him. I was not expecting the ending.. I won't ruin it for others.. but wow!.. good story but I'm taking a point a away for making me tear up sir👀
I sat reading this story, by complete coincidence, wearing a BlueJays T shirt! bought it in Canada on a holiday where we Watched a match; Didn't have a clue what was going on but enjoyed mixing with the crowd around us who equally seemed to enjoy (trying) to explain to a British couple what was going on?
Just like this great story. Not a clue what half of it meant but got the gist, and thoroughly enjoyed it`
Britease
Great story, 'cause who doesn't love baseball, right? I thought maybe she was sick and had been slipping away for treatments or something, not mentioning it to him because he needed to focus on the season. I also thought turning her into a ghost was a bad idea, but you made it work. 5 stars, thanks for posting.
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Die-hard Cubs fan. You betcha.
A tale well told except for one thing. It was too disjointed. A solid four stars.
JPB
Oh F**k that ending caught me by surprise. Outside of LW stories I love good baseball stories.
I've been a baseball fan since Ted Williams return (7 hits in a doubleheader vs Phil. A's) from Korea. Can't stand the steroid freaks who ruined the previously earned records and the ballerinas dancing after hitting a home run. Damn good story. It's amazing how people who can't write a shopping list can attack with such feeble reasoning. One thong. the LA closer was not waiting for LA to get the lead. The ninth inning being played in LA meant that if the Dodgers took a lead, the game was over. Thanks for a wonderful story.
Well-written as always. But I saw no hints along the way of either his tumor or the real “reason” Kim wasn’t around. (OK, he had a couple Of headaches, but I don’t think “tumor evert time I get one.) I enjoy baseball, but this was an awful lot of baseball while we waited to find out what Kim was doing. And then all the suspense was ….?
A heart breaking story, but well told! To the people who think it is in the wrong category, I say bollocks! (Good old British swearing!) The first is typical of this genre and the second wife was a true Loving Wife. 5*
Great story. Truly special and heart warming at the end. Way up there in the great stories on Literotica.
At this point the vast majority of people that cry about systematic racism are either dumb white libtards suffering from white guilt (because they have been told that they should feel guilty... fucking idiot sheep) or minorities that blame everyone else for their laziness and poor decisions. Most of America is sick and tired of it.
Shouldn't this be in the Non Erotic category? Whatever, it was a cheap emotional twerk; hope it was good for you.
For those who believe there is another life after death! My thought dead is dead.
5-Stars. Thank You. This is not only a sad story, but also a feel-good story.
Really NICE story!!!! Little surprise once realised what was everything about!!!
Very well done!!! 5 stars my friend!