RIP Jim Bouton

[Carl Spackler 3561]

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

 

[runthebone 8181]

It's a hell of a book.  I'm going to have some Big League Chew and go shoot some.beaver in his honor.

[Goo Punch 4275]

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. 

[cactusflinthead 27615]

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.

[miguelito 11347]

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.

[Beau Vine 55028]

No thread about Kirby Puckett's death?

[TwiceHorn 31705]

Shitfuck.

 

RIP.

Edited July 11, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[deadshank 24653]

Bouton also had a cup of coffee with the Portland Mavericks as seen in the fantastic The Battered Bastards of Baseball on Netflix.  

What a story.  

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

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. 

Edited July 11, 2019 by Cheeseweasel
I miss Munson

[Carl Spackler 3561]

12 hours ago, runthebone said:

It's a hell of a book.  I'm going to have some Big League Chew and go shoot some.beaver in his honor.

And pound some Budweiser.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22055]

I’d rather pound some beaver and shoot the Budweiser