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Talkin’ baseball…
It won’t be long now. Baseball season is less than a month away. For those of us who adore our national pastime, the waiting is the hardest part. Just ask Tom Petty.
A couple new baseball books arrived this afternoon. I could picture them slamming into my mailbox with the zing of Aroldis Chapman fastballs. I can dream, right?
I’m excited about these titles. The first book was written by Fay Vincent, the former baseball commissioner. “It’s What’s Inside the Lines that Counts - Baseball Stars of the 1970s and 1980s Talk About the Game They Love” (Simon And Schuster) contains a wealth of interview material from greats like Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, and Earl Weaver.
The second book is the much anticipated “Roger Maris - Baseball’s Reluctant Hero” (Touchstone) by Tom Clavin and Danny Peary. Maris was a class act and his record-breaking home run that elevated him above Babe Ruth in the record books was rewarded with an asterisk.
Less classy sluggers have eclipsed his records and some of those long bombs were chemically aided.
Maris deserves to be recognized for the classy guy he was. Perhaps this book will help? A guy can dream…
Batter up!
(Both books will be released on March 16)
Vick Mickunas
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By vick
March 7, 2010 3:10 PM | Link to this
You tell’em Mr. P Rose….
By prose
March 7, 2010 1:54 PM | Link to this
Sure, Fay Vincent. If what’s inside the lines really counted to you there’d be a guy named Pete Rose in the HOF.
By vick
March 4, 2010 1:28 PM | Link to this
I have seen a couple of glowing reviews of the Willie Mays book but I have not read it yet…
By S.F. Helling
March 4, 2010 1:23 PM | Link to this
Both of these sound like gems, Vick. Have you had the chance to check out the new Willie Mays biography?