Anyone read "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton?

[ILikeToParty]

Just finished this book and I really like it. I know it was originally written over 40 yrs ago but I still found it very very likeable

Anyone else read it?

[be47320]

whats it about?

[cthomas]

Good Book! Also wrote Strike Zone - also good

[ILikeToParty]

Its basically like a diary/journal of a pitcher in 1969 as he goes up and down from the minors to the majors, gets traded, and tells of everything that happens in between, its a cool read

Wasnt accepted well at the time thought because it kinda "outed" a lot of what goes on in the clubhouse

[be47320]

Originally Posted by ILikeToParty

Its basically like a diary/journal of a pitcher in 1969 as he goes up and down from the minors to the majors, gets traded, and tells of everything that happens in between, its a cool read

Wasnt accepted well at the time thought because it kinda "outed" a lot of what goes on in the clubhouse

[ILikeToParty]

Ive read a few sports books the last few months, really enjoying them

Ive read since Oct 2010 :

The Yankee Years (about Joe Torre)

The Last Season (Phil Jackson)

Eight Men Out (1919 black sox fix)

Cobb (Ty Cobb)

All good good books

[Dr. Jack]

Originally Posted by ILikeToParty

The Last Season (Phil Jackson)

Have a couple of these I was going to give away in some contests. Excellent book and I am not a big reader but I liked this one.

[Everything]

I'm in my 50's...


I read it, when It first came out; and was shocked these MLB players who I idolized were such bad boys. It wasn't all the fluff I was getting reading my baseball cards, and SPORT magazine.


Bouton took much abuse at that time for writing this. A generation later, the impact isn't so obvious.

[new york knight]

i read it back in high school .. did enjoy

[Everything]

I enjoyed it to. Funny how the reminder 'That Girls Like It To', wasnt really preached much outside of Hugh Hefner's magazine.

[ILikeToParty]

Originally Posted by Everything

I'm in my 50's...


I read it, when It first came out; and was shocked these MLB players who I idolized were such bad boys. It wasn't all the fluff I was getting reading my baseball cards, and SPORT magazine.


Bouton took much abuse at that time for writing this. A generation later, the impact isn't so obvious.

great insight from someone who was actually there, thx a lot