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Brian Van Horn 05-27-2020 12:04 PM

Interesting book resulting from opening a pack of cards.
 
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...s/202005270083

Snapolit1 05-27-2020 12:49 PM

Excellent book. If you were a big baseball fan in the 80s you will love it. Fun, funny, very poignant at times.

Also a new book out about Jim Bouton that is great. Check out Pandemic Baseball Book Club.

Tabe 05-27-2020 04:46 PM

I'm a member of "Baseball Books" on Facebook and this book has gotten a ton of positive reviews there. Also a few that were disappointed with it, saying too much of the book was about the author and not the players. Haven't read it myself.

Snapolit1 05-27-2020 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tabe (Post 1984793)
I'm a member of "Baseball Books" on Facebook and this book has gotten a ton of positive reviews there. Also a few that were disappointed with it, saying too much of the book was about the author and not the players. Haven't read it myself.

Author discusses his relationship with his father and failed relationship with a few woman in the context of his baseball fandom. If these are the types of subjects that are a big turn off you in a baseball book probably won't like the book.

T_Hamilton 05-27-2020 06:21 PM

This book sounds a but like Cardboard Gods, another very good book. i

sbfinley 05-27-2020 10:05 PM

Is this book a couple years old, or did he adapt a portion for a periodical because I feel that I've read this story.

Bored5000 05-28-2020 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sbfinley (Post 1984875)
Is this book a couple years old, or did he adapt a portion for a periodical because I feel that I've read this story.

The book was released as a print edition about two months ago, and was just released as an audiobook in mid May.


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