Calico Joe
E242334
Calico Joe is a baseball-themed novel by John Grisham that explores the rise and tragic fall of a fictional Major League phenom and the long-lasting impact of his story on a father-son relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calico Joe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2188824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calico Joe Context triple: [John Grisham, notableWork, Calico Joe]
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A.
Wilbur the Wildcat
Wilbur the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents the University of Arizona at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Kiko
Kiko is the young, albino giant ape who serves as the gentle offspring and companion of King Kong in the 1933 film "Son of Kong."
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C.
Chappy
Chappy is the informal nickname for Chappaquiddick Island, a small island off the eastern end of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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D.
Plump Jack
Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
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E.
Rascal
Rascal is the furry, family-friendly mascot of the West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball team, entertaining fans at games and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calico Joe Target entity description: Calico Joe is a baseball-themed novel by John Grisham that explores the rise and tragic fall of a fictional Major League phenom and the long-lasting impact of his story on a father-son relationship.
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A.
Wilbur the Wildcat
Wilbur the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents the University of Arizona at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Kiko
Kiko is the young, albino giant ape who serves as the gentle offspring and companion of King Kong in the 1933 film "Son of Kong."
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C.
Chappy
Chappy is the informal nickname for Chappaquiddick Island, a small island off the eastern end of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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D.
Plump Jack
Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
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E.
Rascal
Rascal is the furry, family-friendly mascot of the West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball team, entertaining fans at games and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | John Grisham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalPlayer | Joe Castle ⓘ |
| fictionalTeam | Chicago Cubs ⓘ |
| genre |
baseball fiction
ⓘ
sports fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385536073 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joe Castle
ⓘ
Paul Tracey ⓘ Warren Tracey ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
baseball
ⓘ
father–son relationship ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ guilt ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Paul Tracey ⓘ |
| pageCount | 208 ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
reconciliation between father and son
ⓘ
rise of a fictional Major League phenom ⓘ tragic career-ending incident ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calico Joe Description of subject: Calico Joe is a baseball-themed novel by John Grisham that explores the rise and tragic fall of a fictional Major League phenom and the long-lasting impact of his story on a father-son relationship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.