(Oct.Charlie Denison - About 1206 songs, currently 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite311 - Amber4 Seasons – December 1963 (Oh what a night!), Sherry, Working my way back to youA-ha – Take on meAaron Tippin - For you I willAaron Watson - Outta styleAce - How LongAdam Ant - Goody Two ShoesAfter the Fire - Der KommissarAl Green – Let’s stay together, Take me to the RiverAl Stewart - Year of the CatAlabama - Christmas in Dixie, Dancin' (Shaggin' on the boulevard), Dixieland Delight, Feel so right, If you're gonna play in Texas, Lady down on love,Love in the First Degree, We can't love like this anymoreAlan Parsons Project - TimeAlan Jackson - Chasin' that neon rainbow, Gone country, I don't even know your name, It must be love, It's 5 o'clock somewhere (with Jimmy Buffett),Living on love, Midnight in Montgomery, Pop a top, Remember When, She's got the rhythm, Tall tall trees (originally by George Jones),That'd be alright, Too much of a good thing (is a good thing), USA Today, Where I come fromAlbert Hammond - It never rains in Southern CaliforniaAllen Toussaint - Play something sweet (Brickyard Blues) (remade by Three Dog Night)Allman Brothers - Melissa, Midnight Rider, Ramblin' man, (Stormy Monday)Amazing Rhythm Aces - Third-rate romanceAmerica - Daisy Jane, A Horse with No Name, Lonely People, Sister Golden Hair, Tin Man, Ventura HighwayAndy Grammer – Fresh Eyes, Honey I'm good, Keep your head upAndy Kim - Rock me gentlyAndy Williams - Moon River, Speak Softly Love (theme from "the Godfather", orig. Christian fans of baseball will enjoy Friend’s evocative telling of Donnelly’s journey back to God. Told through letters, interviews with family members, and Donnelly’s own words, Friend’s captivating book reads like a novel.
Amy’s death, and a miraculous occurrence (she cryptically told her father “the chicken runs at midnight,” predicting a game-winning run in the World Series four years later), pushed Donnelly to regain his faith in God and find peace within.
Although his teenage daughter, Amy, confronted him about his troubles after the divorce, it was only when she developed a life-threatening brain tumor that Donnelly began to reconsider his life choices. Taken in by the temptations of partying that surround the locker room, Donnelly became an absentee father and his marriage ended in a messy divorce. Donnelly eventually became a standout catcher, got married, and rose through the ranks of collegiate and minor-league baseball.
Donnelly had a tumultuous childhood in Steubenville, Ohio, living with an abusive, overbearing father who instilled both religion and fear into him as boy-he would whip Donnelly whenever he struck out in Little League. In his debut, Friend, a sports journalist who writes for ESPN, explores the faith journey of Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach Rich Donnelly.