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His father and Jeff work in a hospital and Jeff was a medic in Vietnam
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Matt came to America from Vietnam
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Jeff is a Vietnam Veteran that lives with Matt and his family, which include Matt his mom is dad and his little brother Tommy
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Bill Alden picks on matt- He says “hey frog face where’d you learn to play baseball in a rice patty?” This shows Billy is going to be a problem later in the story.
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Conflict Matt goes to baseball practice- Him and his dad talk about how Matt should try out for baseball. Coach Robinson warms them up, and then he takes notes and games.
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Matt makes the team. he’s with 3 seventh graders and over 5 sixth graders.
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Matt eavesdrops- He hears his parents talk about some thing suspicious the thinks there talking about sending him away.
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Matts dad takes him to VV. VV's every thursday at the community were vietnam veterens meet up.
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Matt meets chris at VV. Chris is a very wounded Veteran meet up.
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They take coach robinson out to dinner because he hasnt been coaching for a while due to illness
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Coach robinson has cancer. He gave a speech about it at dinner and now has a replacement coach,
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coachrobinson elected chris (coach williams) to be a replacement coach
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matt is teamed up with matt at practice with coach williams to do an exercise were they have to find different objects around the feild.
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Matt reflects on vietnam and Rob said "I hate you, my brother died because of you."
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Matts dad picks matt up from practice. The car ride is akward. Matts dad changes the station and looks at matt, not singing along to the music for once.
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The team visits coach robinson in the hospital. They give him a baseball with the whole team signed on.
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Matt and Rob are friends and Coach Robinson has recovered. And matt believes he will find his other brother on day, The story resolves.
