Henry Skrimshander Timeline & Summary
MoreHenry Skrimshander Timeline & Summary
- Even though Mike is initially cruel to him, Henry accepts his invitation to go to Westish College and play baseball.
- He trains and plays baseball and excels…
- ... until his wild throw whacks Owen in the head.
- Henry slowly crumbles until he eventually quits the team in the middle of a game.
- He sleeps with Mike's girlfriend, Pella, then moves in with her, doing nothing but peeing in bottles and watching TV all the time.
- Pella tries to talk Henry out of his depression but fails, so she kicks him out.
- He moves back to his dorm room, but then Guert, Pella's dad, sends him to the Westish championship game.
- Henry helps the team win—hooray!
- He gets drafted by his favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals. Hooray again!
- But he turns them down and decides to stay at Westish and play on the team because he doesn't want anything to ever change. Um, hooray?