![]() ![]() Bouton's book chronicled his 1969 season with the expansion Seattle Pilots (he was traded to the Astros in August) and his ongoing battle to perfect his knuckleball, his rag-tag collection of teammates and manager Joe Schultz, who was fond of telling his team things such as, "Okay men, up and at 'em. ![]() I've been going through it recently and the most interesting aspect now is the insight into a time when the game was so much smaller - and yet bigger, in some ways - than it is now. If you've read it before, it's worth reading again. The book still holds up all these years later. The book was so controversial - players cheated on their wives, used greenies and dealt with moronic coaches and managers - that commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying the book wasn't true. Jim Bouton published "Ball Four" in 1970. ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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