Ball Four

[Quality Start Machine]

Haven't read this one in years, time for a re-read.

Especially after Chuck Chucking Baez's at bat against Chapman, it reminded me of Jim Bouton's stories about scouting meetings, especially Gary Bell's scouting report for every hitter being, "Smoke 'em inside", and a report on one hitter saying that Koufax got him out on letter-high fastballs, and Bouton's remark "which is fine if you can throw letter high fastballs like Koufax."

If you've never read it, shame on you.

[SKO]

Haven't read this one in years, time for a re-read.

Especially after Chuck Chucking Baez's at bat against Chapman, it reminded me of Jim Bouton's stories about scouting meetings, especially Gary Bell's scouting report for every hitter being, "Smoke 'em inside", and a report on one hitter saying that Koufax got him out on letter-high fastballs, and Bouton's remark "which is fine if you can throw letter high fastballs like Koufax."

If you've never read it, shame on you.

Dad gave me his (signed) copy when I was 10, I've also been re-reading it lately. As a kid I found it funny, but the older I get and the more of the dirty jokes I understand I laugh so hard I cry at some points.

[Tonker]

I also have a signed copy, although I didn't realise it was signed when I bought it.  I've read it four or five times in fifteen years and I even caught my old man, who knows nothing and cares less about any sport, let alone baseball, picking it up and chuckling his way through it.  I look forward, one of these days, to sharing it with HTonk: truly, one of my very, very favourite books.