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Ron Costello

Sunday, August 23, 2020

From the start of the season through August 7, 2018, the Phillies had the NL's second-best record at 64-49.

Yet, from August eighth through the season's end on September 30, the Phillies were the NL's worst team, going 16-33 and outscored by 90 runs.

What happened?

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Darkness They Could Not See

Independent reviews from Amazon: "A gifted writer using solid historical sources has tried to create a world that is lost forever to give a voice to those no longer heard. I won't detail the plot because this is what Costello does best. He is a great suspense writer."

Amazon: "His characters are believable within the context of the story, and I as an early 21st century reviewer can relate to them, and as a historian I appreciate all the effort Costello has gone to recreate the scene as they would have observed it (the dogs guarding the ships and the death of Pedro's friend is an especially captivating word painting.)"

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Independent reviews from Amazon: It is fun to read because you learn what it was like for sailors who always expected to sail with land in sight.

"Then there are the adventures when they arrived at a new land with natives and strange adventures. One ship gets destroyed!!! Will they ever get back home?"

Amazon: "A fascinating book."

Facebook: "Quite an enjoyable take on history. Well done."

Finally Another Amazon: But this book is not about Columbus. Nor should it be. Costello is writing instead about the marginalized people in history that it is easy for us to forget.

Final NL Strikeout Leaders


Player	Whiffs	HR	BB	AVE
Chris Taylor	178	17	63	.254
Paul Goldschmidt	173	33	90	.291
Bryce Harper	169	34	100	.249
Trevor Story	168	37	108	.29i
Ian Happ	167	15	44	.233

Final NL Base-on-balls Leaders


Player	BB	HR	K's	AVE
Bryce Harper	130	34	161	.246
Carlos Santana	110	24	93	.229
Joey Votto	108	12	101	.284
Matt Carpenter	102	36	158	.257
César Hernández	95	15	60	.253

Final NL Home Run Leaders


Player	HRs	SO	BB	AVE
Nolan Arenado	38	122	73	.297
Trevor Story	37	168	47	.291
Christian Yelich	36	135	68	.326
Matt Carpenter	36	158	102	.257
Jesús Aguilar	35	143	58	.274

Final NL Batting Average Leaders


Players	AVE	HR	RBI	SO
Christian Yelich	.326	36	110	135
Scotter Gennett	.310	23	92	125
Freddie Freeman	.309	23	98	132
Anthony Rendon	.308	24	92	82
Lorenzo Cain	.308	10	38	94

Charter School Reviews

"I could not put this book down,” said Fredricka Reisman, Ph.D., Professor and Founder of the School of Education and Director of the Drexel/Torrance Center for Creativity and Innovation at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Dr. Reisman continued, "The book is rich with behind the scene information regarding governmental and international intrigue. Readers from elementary through high school as well as adults will find this an exciting and enjoyable experience."

Amazon: "My first reaction is that this author is a truly creative individual. Wow, by the time you are done reading the novel, one sees this in such a large way."

And, "Ron Costello comes on to the scene of literature at a difficult time, a time when most books from new authors struggle for publication by the faltering publishing houses and find the light of day with print on demand or with smaller, courageous publishers.

Amazon: "CHARTER SCHOOL GENERAL is a very readable, absorbing, entertaining and socially significant story that comes to us at a propitious time.

Sunday, August 23, 2020

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