The Hector Quesadilla Story (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: Los Angeles
- Principal Characters: Hector Quesadilla, Asunción Quesadilla, Hector Quesadilla, Jr., Reina, Bernard Dupuy
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Justice
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA
The Story
Hector Hernán Jesús y María Quesadilla, an aging baseball player, bemoans the pains of growing old. Of indefinite age, he has played for five teams in the major leagues, compiling a lifetime batting average of .296. He fondly recalls how good he was when he was a nineteen-year-old star in the Mexican League. Now, he is a short, fat pinch-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Although he has not played regularly for ten years and can barely run, he hopes to play one more full season. He refuses to acknowledge his own age, but his son, Hector, Jr., is about to turn...
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