Joey Seymour recently earned his M.A. in history from the University of San Diego. He also holds a B.F.A. from Chapman University. After working for various professional sports franchises, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Kings, Kansas City Royals and Newport Beach Breakers of World Team Tennis, he decided to focus his attention on blending his love for sports and passion for writing. The combination produced this book, which was originally his master's thesis. Joey and his family currently live in Carlsbad, CA.