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Bill Chastain began his journalism career as a freelance writer shortly after graduating from Georgia Tech in 1979. Some of the more notable publications where his stories have appeared over the years include: Razor Magazine, Nation’s Business, SPORT Magazine, and Inside Sports. Chastain worked as a sports reporter for The St. Petersburg Times and The St. Petersburg Evening Independent before going to The Tampa Tribune in 1990, where he worked for twelve years as a columnist and sports reporter. While with the Tribune he also served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated. Currently he covers Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays for MLB.com.

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J. Dash is Cool

While sitting in the waiting room this morning to go on Daytime as a guest to talk about my new book Hack's 191< /i>, I had the pleasure of getting to know Jameyel Johnson a little bit. He is better known as "J. Dash" and his CD, Tabloid Truth, just came out today.

Even though Jameyel was tired from taking a red-eye from LA, he had a pleasant disposition and it's obvious he is off the charts smart. Read more of this blog post »

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	Try Not to Suck: The Exceptional, Extraordinary Baseball Life of Joe Maddon 3.72 avg rating — 345 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hack's 191: Hack Wilson And His Incredible 1930 Season by Bill Chastain (Goodreads Author), Don Zimmer (Foreword) 3.61 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Target Story: How the Iconic Big Box Store Hit the Bullseye and Created an Addictive Retail Experience (The Business Storybook Series) 3.31 avg rating — 72 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steel Dynasty: The Team That Changed the NFL by Bill Chastain (Goodreads Author), Rocky Bleier (Foreword) 4.21 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Things Giants Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know) 3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2011 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Payne at Pinehurst: The Greatest U.S. Open Ever by Bill Chastain (Goodreads Author), Tracey Stewart (Foreword) 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jackrabbit: The Story of Clint Castleberry and the Improbable 1942 Georgia Tech Football Season by Bill Chastain (Goodreads Author), Tony Barnhart (Foreword) 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Things Jets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know) 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retrouvailles 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Purpose and Passion: Bobby Pruett & the Marshall Years 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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