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2 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Author of "Ball Four," a terrific look at baseball behind the scenes when it came out.  His follow-ups to that book were entertaining as well.  Passed away at age 80.  Glad he and the Yankees were able to make peace before he passed away.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27164793/bouton-ex-yankee-ball-four-author-dies

 

damn. HG actually sent me a copy of Ball Four earlier this year, and i've been fucking up and not reading it. that's changing today. 

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It ought to be required reading. I'm not old enough to remember the fallout when it hit the market. It might be a precursor to other straight story telling in sports rather than the standard ghost written bio. 

I might have to reread it. 

Rest well.

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Every baseball fan should read Ball Four.  Even moderate fans would enjoy it. 

It's where I learned "shitfuck."

 

His other book about restoring the old ballpark or whatever wasn't as good, but it was still entertaining.

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I read Ball Four about 3 times the summer of 1976 when I became a Yankees fan . It was "enlightening" to say the least, to that 10 year old kid. 

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I miss Munson

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