Underdogs: How Two Indian Athletes Beat the Million Dollar Arm and Became Professional Baseball Players Paperback – November 12, 2013

Story of Jeff Bernstein who upon seeing cricket being broadcast from India wonders if he could not find an athlete that he could develope into a baseball pitcher. He goes to India and sets up a reality TV show called 'The Million Dollar Arm' and has 37,000 guys try out. He finds two guys who have experience in throwing the javelin and brings them to the United States when they train with pitching coach  1979 Topps Tom House Mariners (Baseball Card) # 31 Dean's Cards 7 - NM  for six months and then get a chance for a Major League Baseball tryout.They get signed and are able to play in the minor leagues. The even visit the White House and meet the President. The whole book is a collection of gathered informantion and a bibliography explains where the information came from. Considered unofficial. Interesting. Mentions it will be a movie.

Fun book. An easy read. Thinking out of the box pays off. Teaches us all a lesson,about being open to new ideas

This book is not authorized and is a knock off of the real MILLION DOLLAR ARM book and has zero affiliation with MDA creator JB Bernstein or the Disney movie Million Dollar Arm. This is a bunch of news clip articles compiled together that are available from publications around the world.The real book published by Simon & Schuster and authored by MDA creator JB Bernstein is not out until April, 2014. Mr. Bernstein, his sports agency nor Million Dollar Arm approve or endorse this book. This is a SCAM and/or knock off of the real upcoming release. Do not buy.

The story of these boys is amazing and I can't wait to read the Million Dollar Arm book. I think it's coming out in the next month or two. Since this is not endorsed by the Indian ball players I'm sure it doesn't tell the true story.Looking forward to seeing the movie!

For me, a great deal of the interest of this short volume was some insight into baseball and its origins.