The Art of Fielding Chapter 58 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • Henry tells Coach Cox that he quits the team, but Coach Cox won't accept his resignation.
  • Coach Cox wants Mike's input, so Henry goes to Schwartz and says "I let you down. I let everybody down. I made a mistake and I'm sorry" (58.26).
  • Since Henry "nailed" his girlfriend (58.29), Schwartz doesn't really care about Henry's apology.
  • No one else on the team cares about it either, but Schwartz seems to still want Henry on the team.
  • "You coming?" (58.41), he asks Henry when they go practice.
  • But Henry still says no.