The field becomes a conduit to the spirits of baseball legends. Soon, Kinsella is off on a cross-country trip to ease the pain of another hero, the reclusive writer J.D. Salinger, as part of a journey the Philadelphia Inquirer called "not so much about baseball as it's about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American."
The field serves as a pathway for the spirits of legendary baseball players. Kinsella embarks on a cross-country trip to comfort another hero, J.D. Salinger, in a journey that the Philadelphia Inquirer described as being more about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American than baseball itself.