"Davis has written a remarkable chronicle of life in the minor leagues, a lighthearted, bittersweet paean to the purest form of the national pastime." New York Times Book Review "Small-Town Heroes is a winding, pleasant journey through the minor league ballparks of North America. Davis' vehicle is baseball, but his destination is an America that many might believe was lost forever." Miles Wolff, president of Baseball America "A must-read for any baseball-lover. Small-Town Heroes is the Ball Four of minor league baseball books." Curt Schilling, pitcher "Small-Town Heroes is the best baseball book I've read since The Boys of Summer." Al Kern, National Public Radio "Davis has a good eye for arresting detail, a good ear for the message behind ritualistic sportspeak, a nose for ambience, and a sense of the ironic... A book to be savored." Choice "The essence of the book ... is the people, and Davis portrays them with understanding and compassion but without sentimentalizing them." Publishers Weekly
