I didn't know that about Erskine.

I didn't know that about Erskine.
by G.K.Chesterton (2024-04-16 16:12:10)

In reply to: I assume he was the last of The Boys of Summer posted by Father Nieuwland

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Now I have to check the book out and yes, the NY Times obit calls him the last of The Boys of Summer.

Replies:

it's an outstanding book - jt 2024-04-16 16:49:35
- I thought it was just okay. - tdiddy07 2024-04-16 21:01:26
  - if you like Ball Four - jt 2024-04-17 13:59:19
    - Thanks. I'll add it to the list. * - tdiddy07 2024-04-18 09:10:17
    - Ball Four was better - sprack 2024-04-17 16:41:13
      - Oh, I think that Ball Four is the gold standard - jt 2024-04-17 16:59:42
        I still recall Schultz, Talbot & Pepitone stories from... - Scoop80 2024-04-17 17:18:58
        And of course you recall Joe Schultz's two favorite words - sprack 2024-04-17 17:54:07
        Ah, but his sitting on birthday cakes - sprack 2024-04-17 17:14:26
        An 8th grade classmate laughed so hard that he literally... - Scoop80 2024-04-17 17:22:36
  - As a kid, I enjoyed Gaylord Perry's book. - G.K.Chesterton 2024-04-16 23:08:28
  - “I see the boys of summer in their ruin” - Father Nieuwland 2024-04-16 22:31:51
- When I was a kid playing ball myself I liked the parts about - Father Nieuwland 2024-04-16 17:07:46
  - I guess I was the opposite - jt 2024-04-16 18:04:30
    - I remember the Furillo chapter particularly well - sprack 2024-04-16 18:13:15
      - No kind of about it - jt 2024-04-17 14:00:09
  - We had a similar view of that book as kids * - Scoop80 2024-04-16 17:44:30