Gareth Owen <usenet.DeleteThis@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Biography
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> Veeck as in Wreck, Bill Veeck
He wrote a similar book about his experiences running Suffolk Downs
racetrack in Boston, called "Thirty Tons a Day."
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> Other non fiction
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> The Historical Baseball Abstract, Bill James
> The Boys Of Summer, Roger Kahn
> The Hidden Game Of Baseball, John Thorn and Pete Palmer. Very stathead.
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> and the Library Of America's "Baseball: A Literary Anthology"
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Don't forget all those wonderful collections of baseball essays by Roger
Angell, starting with "The Summer Game." Another favorite of mine is "A
False Spring," by Pat Jordan, who was a top high school pitcher who signed
with the (then) Milwaukee Braves and in three years in their farm system
struck out a lot of hitters, walked a lot of hitters, got into a fight with
Elrod Hendricks, underestimated the major-league potential of a very young
Phil Niekro, got a Nebraska girl pregnant, and finally forgot how to pitch
(a la Steve Blass in the '70s or Rick Ankiel in 2001) and left baseball.
Highly recommended, especially for its depiction of minor league life.
> Overrated
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> I'm Glad You Didn't Take It Personally, Jim Bouton
It is what it is, a follow-up to a groundbreaking sports book. I don't
recall any huge hype for it at the time. It had its memorable moments --
Marvin Miller's encounter with Bowie Kuhn (grumble, grumble, grumble) stands
out -- but I don't think anyone who bought it expected to be stunned the way
they were by "Ball Four."
Howard
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