1 Books recommended by Aaron Gleeman
Aaron Gleeman is a writer primarily covering the Minnesota Twins for The Athletic and is the former Editor-in-Chief at Baseball Prospectus. He co-hosts Gleeman and the Geek, a Twins Baseball podcast. He was the co-founder and main operator of the baseball statistics website, The Hardball Times before leaving to write for NBC Sports.
Aaron Gleeman
Book Recommendations
Ball Four
Ball Four
Jim Bouton
Sports & RecreationTwentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by jim bouton.when first published in 1970, ball four stunned the sports world. the commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. sportswriters called author jim bouton a traitor and "social leper." baseball commissioner bowie kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. fans, however, loved the book. and serious critics called it an important social document. today, jim bouton is still not invited to oldtimer's days at yankee stadium. but his landmark book is still being read by people
“Ball Four is the best baseball book ever written.”
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