it's an outstanding book

and keep in mind that I hate the Dodgers with my entire being.

I agree that the Erskine part was compelling. I enjoyed the catching up part of the book more than the playing days part.

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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