The Green Monster

by Jamie Ponti

Summary

Someone has been sabotaging Red Sox star outfielder Ricky Baines. Baines, who is extremely superstitious, has been victimized by a seemingly coincidental string of unlucky occurrences. These have ruined his on-field performance--and maybe the Red Sox's whole season!

Shelby, Vince, and Angie must find who's after Baines. Could it be sports reporter Ruth Williams? She scoops everyone with her coverage of Baines and his troubles. Is this the result of hard work or has she been manufacturing the story for her own gain? Or is it Tom Van Ness, the starting left fielder before Baines came along? Could he be insuring that he doesn't finish his career on the bench? Or maybe it's Bobby Pesky, the biggest baseball memorabilia collector in town. He does have a grudge against Ricky Baines. . .

Around the dugout, on the field, and inside Fenway Park's famous" green monster" left field wall--Shelby's determined to tag out this culprit.