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Baseball Eccentrics: A Definitive Look at the Most Entertaining, Outrageous and Unforgettable Characters in the Game
A round up of the most outrageous group of malcontents, characters, rebels, nut jobs, reprobates, wing-nuts, wackos, space cadets, head cases, goofs, free thinkers, and oddballs who ever livened up the grand old game of baseball, this collection not only describes their most bizarre antics in often-hilarious detail, but also includes the unique thoughts of Bill “Spaceman”...more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published
April 1st 2007
by Triumph Books
(first published March 30th 2007)
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Bill Lee was a great pitcher, has a fine sense of humor and his book is great fun.
Frequently laugh-out-loud hysterical, but ultimately too disjointed for my tastes. Bill 'Spaceman' Lee is beloved for his quirks, and he clearly shows equal affection for ballplayers who've made unusual contributions to the game. But it's clear that not a lot of editing was done to Bill Lee's stream-of-consciousness writing, and the anecdotes sometimes go off on bizarre tangents. Still, there are laughs on most every page. It's a good book to read in small bits and pieces rather than in one sitt...more
A good light read. Perfect for reading while stuffed on the train. Lots of fun anecdotes and not much else.
I picked this up at the library. I didn't finish, but the first few chapters were good.
Pretty funny stories. Enjoyable perspectives from some off the wall ballplayers.
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