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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780020306658 |
Powells.com Staff Pick
Baseball Season is upon us. I-CHI-RO! I-CHI-RO! Youngsters, you really need to read Ball Four by Jim Bouton. A season in the bigs with the expansion Seattle Pilots (Milwaukee Brewers for those that don't know.) Joe Schultz, Sal "The Barber" Maglie and the rest of the Pilots wacky gang eat "greenies," swill beer, and go "Beaver shootin'." Bowie Kuhn tried to have the book suppressed and many of the cast of characters no longer speak to Bouton, but hey, the truth never hurt anybody. One of the heroes of Ball Four is Johnny Sain of "Spahn, Sain and pray for rain" fame. Sain is also prominently featured in The Head Game by Roger Kahn. Kahn's book chronicles the perennial battle between hitter and pitcher from a pitcher's perspective and is a fascinating view of the subtle strategies, such as the brush back and spitball employed by pitchers throughout the ages. Any baseball book by Kahn is a joy. John M., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
Sportswriters called Bouton a Judas, a Benedict Arnold and a "social leper." Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force the author to sign a statement saying that the book wasn't true. One team actually burned a copy of Ball Four in protest. And Bouton is still not invited to Old-timers' Day at Yankee Stadium.
Fans, however, loved Ball Four and serious critics called it an important document. It was also very popular among people who didn't ordinarily follow baseball, because Ball Four is not strictly a book about baseball, but one about people who happen to be baseball players. And it's hilariously funny.
For the twentieth-anniversary edition of this historic book, Bouton has written a new epilogue, detailing his career as an inventor, his battles with the Wrigley Company over bubble gum, his take on the Pete Rose controversy, and how baseball looks two decades after he changed its public image forever.
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Dr. Rico, July 25, 2007 (view all comments by Dr. Rico)
This is a hilarious, witty, and insightful book about life. It's about being an oddball and being excluded and trying to fit in; it's about standing up for yourself when bosses and coworkers doubt and harass you; it's about the nature of friendship; it's about following your dreams and being true to yourself. Quite incidentally, it is also a book about baseball and the daily life of a baseball player. I reread this book at least once a year and it always rewards me. It's not for kids, but teenagers can certainly handle it; in fact, no book is as appropriate for teenagers who are trying to figure out how to behave in a grownup world.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780020306658
- Author:
- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Editor:
- Shecter, Leonard
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Biography
- Subject:
- Baseball players
- Subject:
- Baseball - General
- Subject:
- Baseball
- Subject:
- Sports - Baseball
- Subject:
- Baseball -- United States.
- Subject:
- Personal Memoirs
- Copyright:
- 1990
- Edition Description:
- Twentieth-anniversary ed.
- Series Volume:
- v. 4
- Publication Date:
- January 1990
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 496
- Dimensions:
- 8.26x5.50x1.06 in. 1.10 lbs.
