Phenom

Phenom is the story of Mike 'Sparky' Rosen. A young second baseman in the PittsburghPirates organization, Rosen is often brash, irreverent, and politically incorrect, but he can playbaseball. And if you don't believe it, just ask him. In Phenom, Rosen tells hisown story in a personal journal that covers a year in his life from springtraining to the end of the season and beyond. Rosen's story is often humorous, often touching, but alwaysentertaining for baseball fans and non-fans alike. If you are tired of always reading the same old story in asports novel, then try Phenom. You'll beglad you did.

Michael Roteman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Duquesne University where he earned BSBA and MBA degrees. Mr. Roteman is a senior manager for the Pennsylvania LiquorControl Board where he has been employed since June, 1971. Mr. Roteman is also a free lance television and radiosportscaster and writer. Hisbroadcasting credits include the Harrisburg Senators professional baseballteam, the Harrisburg Patriots professional football team, and the HarrisburgHorizon professional basketball team. Hehas also broadcast nearly 600 high school and college games, and is a publicaddress announcer for football, basketball, and wrestling. As a writer, Mr. Roteman's series of twenty articles, Greatest Jewish Athletes of the Twentieth Century, appeared in severalnewspapers. He has also been publishedin The Journal of Applied Psychology. Mr. Roteman is also the editor of From the Vine, the newspaper of thePennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Phenom is Mr. Roteman's first novel.