Table of Contents

First Half 1. Five 2. Kfar Hayarok 3. Tel Aviv Lightning 4. Opening Day 5. Safety First 6. Call from the Pen 7. Al Quds 8. Nokona Wreckin Crew 9. Arm Trouble 10. Fun and Games 11. Huelga! Huelga! 12. The Mighty Black Sox 13. Shabbat Shalom 14. Sabras 15. Sportek 16. Para Bailar La Bomba 17. The Love Doctor 18. Rainout in the Desert 19. Blooming the Desert 20. Bus Ride 21. Three Fields of Wheat 22. Losing Sucks All-Star Break23. Flirting with Ramallah 24. All-Star Game Second Half25. Progress Report; or, Every Five Days 26. Fourth Time's a Charm 27. The Clara Fashion Bar 28. The Road to Peace 29. Home Run Derby 30. Tikkun Olam 31. The Rookie 32. Clinched 33. A Day in Palestine 34. Playoffs 35. All Good Things 36. The Schnitzel Awards 37. Sportsmanship and Character 38. Yalla Epilogue Acknowledgments

Promotional Information

A former minor leaguer gets one last chance at pro ball in the unlikeliest of places, Israel.

About the Author

Aaron Pribble played collegiate baseball at the University of Hawaii then professionally in the Western and Central Baseball Leagues, in France, and in the Israel Baseball League. He has a master's degree in political science and teaches at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. Aaron lives in San Francisco.

Reviews

"A touching and enlightening tale of political and cultural awakening, conveyed through the vehicle of baseball... [A] unique voyage of discovery, both on and off the diamond, and populated by a rich cast of characters, from Pribble's Yemeni girlfriend to his Canadian guide in Palestine to his Australian, Dominican, and Israeli teammates." - Robert Elias, author of The Empire Strikes Out "Aaron Pribble has written what I call the Oy! Testament, a true, detailed accounting of his year playing ball in Israel, of all places. Chock full of color about Jewish life in the Promised Land, it delves into the politics of new settlements in this volatile region, from the perspective of a Californian with a Jewish mother and Christian dad, all painted against the backdrop of Our National Pastime in the desert." - Steven Travers, author of The 1969 Miracle Mets "Pitching in the Promised Land is a thrilling odyssey of sport, religion, love, and politics, of finding common ground on the baseball field in the most unlikely of places---Israel. In his debut memoir, Mr. Pribble has established himself as a gifted storyteller with extraordinary insight, observation, and humor." - Logan Miller and Noah Miller, authors of Either You're in or You're in the Way