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Almost Yankees: The Summer of '81 and the Greatest Baseball Team You've Never Heard Of
By Herman, J. David
- ISBN
- 9781496208897 9781496215369
- Publisher
- Univ. of Nebraska
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Starred Review on April 1, 2019 | Perfect Pitch
In 1970, journeyman major league pitcher Jim Bouton published Ball Four, an inside look at MLB, on and especially off the field. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn did all he could to block the publication and discredit Bouton—unsuccessfully. Fifty years later, Herman does much of the same for the minor leagues, following the Columbus Clippers during their championship year of 1981. Former sports ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
