Danny
faces a variety of problems throughout this book. One problem helps to explain the book's title.
Danny struggles with his cultural identity. He shares a Caucasian and Mexican heritage, and that
causes him to be a part of both of those communities without ever truly feeling like he belongs
in either.
Danny also struggles with feeling as if he somehow is to blame for
his father leaving. Danny desperately wants to be reunited with his dad, and readers see Danny
writing letters to his father without actually knowing exactly where his father is. Danny
searches for his father's approval, but his father is no longer in the picture.
Danny faces baseball problems too. He is a pitcher than can hurl the ball with great
velocity; however, Danny struggles to control the pitch when the pressure is on. When he and Uno
play together, his pitches do not suffer at all. He can paint all corners of the strike zone
without an issue, and it is Uno that helps Danny to develop the confidence and skills to pitch
accurately in high pressure situations.
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