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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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RIP Jim Bouton 1939-2019
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07-10-2019, 09:24 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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Major respect. He, along with Bill Lee are the reason I fell in love with baseball. Because the game could have such characters
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07-10-2019, 09:42 PM
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General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newburgh, NY
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He was also a part of the Portland Mavericks. The documentary on Netflix, The Battered Bastards of Baseball is really fun. He seemed to really love the game.
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07-10-2019, 10:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Seattle
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07-10-2019, 11:50 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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yeah, I mentioned on FB that I'm going to re read Ball Four tonight for the 19th time.
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07-11-2019, 04:13 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Flatlands of America
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Didn't realize he was behind Big League Chew...
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07-11-2019, 05:44 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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He also attempted to save minor league baseball in Massachusetts:
Foul Ball by Jim Bouton. He also wrote a fiction story about baseball (you could tell in some ways it was a self-insert, but it was still a good story) Strike Zone by Jim Bouton Currently, the audio version, the 20th anniversary edition (paperback), the Kindle edition and the regular mass market paperback are four of the nine top sellers in Baseball Biographies in Amazon right now, including the top three. (edit and foul Ball is #13)
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07-12-2019, 08:08 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
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I loved Ball Four. I was such a baseball fan and a fan of characters when I was a kid.
Loved this guy. Sorry to hear. RIP
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