Here's What Readers are Saying about Put Him In, Coach! A Mother's All-Star Memoir. . .

     "A hilarious read!  Martha Payne has written a funny yet warm account of how youth sports can turn seemingly normal adults into maniacs."

                    --Bill Geist, CBS news correspondent and best-selling author of Little League Confidential

 "Let Payne talk you through the ups and downs of her son Sam's Little League years, and you'll be sure to chuckle all the way--from cover to cover."

--September 2007 issue of ChopTalk magazine

      "I didn't think anything could be more delightful than thoughts of my own Little League days . . . Then I read Martha Payne's Put Him In, Coach! and it brought a smile to my face that lasted from the first page well through the last."                

                      --Gary Caruso, former Sports Editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and author of The Braves Encyclopedia

     "Many years ago, I thought of writing a book about my experience with an almost maniacal wife who was determined to send our son to the major leagues at age 12.  I'm glad I waited.  Martha Payne's Put Him In, Coach! does the job with far greater passion, insight and humor than I could have mustered . . . This is a must-read, especially for parents who have the fever."                      

                      --Terry Kay, critically acclaimed best-selling author of To Dance With the White Dog

     "In Put Him In, Coach!, every word has been carefully weighed, every line polished.  I'm not a fan of baseball, but I am a fan of fine writing and devoted mothers.  Sam is a character you won't soon forget, and Martha Payne is nothing short of legendary."

                          --Janice Daugharty, acclaimed Georgia novelist and author of Earl in the Yellow Shirt

     "A must-read for any Little League parent.  My wife and I loved the book and were reminded of our son's wild days on the Little League field."

                           --Ernie Johnson, beloved veteran broadcaster of the Atlanta Braves

        "Put Him In, Coach! is a terrific book.  My wife and I enjoyed it very much."                

                      --Scott Bradley, former catcher for the Seattle Mariners and current head baseball coach of the Princeton Tigers