Bouton - Ball Four

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Not a great book, Bouton just defends himself throughout the book... pretty boring actually... however Bouton talking about how Doug Rader used to torment Jesus Alou is funny as hell... particularly the birthday cake story.

According to the story, Jesus had a rather weak stomach. The book pales in comparison to "Ball Four," but I did like the ending section where Bouton shared some of the feedback he had received. The one that struck me was the father who blamed Johnny Antonelli for his son's "problems" for not giving him an autograph.

Phil aka Tere1071

[Jim65]

I saw Bouton pitch in the old NJ Met League a few times, he was a nice guy and would alway sign autographs after games.