Good Time Charlie

Good Time Charlie - an inspirational story of baseball, romance, and redemption.Charlie Pace was the first overall pick of the Professional Baseball draft the year hegraduated from high school. Charlie later pitched in the majors for three years, making the All-Star team twice during those three seasons. He had the best fastball inthe major leagues and his jersey sales were among the top selling jerseys in allprofessional sports. He was voted the league's Most Outstanding Player his thirdseason in the majors.After his third season he underwent surgery on his right elbow, due to complicationsfrom the surgery, for the next two years he could not pitch at all. Once his arm healedthe velocity on his fastball never completely returned.For the past seven seasons Charlie has been a player/coach in the minor leagues withthe Myrtle Beach Seahawks. Charlie has pitched well during his years in Myrtle Beach, but the loss of velocity on his fastball has kept him from returning to the top of thegame. At times he has shown the ability to pitch at the major league level again, butnot consistently.His story is somewhat of a mystery.