The Jock's Itch: The Fast-Track Private World of the Professional Ballplayer

by Tom House

1989 CONTEMPORARY BOOKS HARDCOVER

Genres: Baseball, Sports, Nonfiction

129 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1989

Reviews

[Buck Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. House throws open the curtains to tell the personal inside story about his 22 years in professional baseball. A must for any parent that has a talented kid that might end up in college ball, and even pro. I did enjoy his insights, all be it a bit dated and written in the 1990s. But the institutions he talks about still exist an any college and pro sports, and even at the high school level.

[Paul Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Terminal adolescent syndrome" afflicts major league ballplayers! That's the message of this quirky piece by a baseball insider written in 1989. The author was a pitcher and at the time of writing, a pitching coach. Nothing revolutionary here, but it is definitely fun to hear how if you if you're not a druggie, alcoholic, or womanizer, you will find yourself ostracized! Also, a bit of a fun period piece - the Sony Walkman has helped quiet down the bus ride.