Foul Ball

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Jim Bouton
Local U.S. politics
MA)
Massachusetts
minor league ballpark
New England history
New England politics
Pittsfield
sports and entertainment
sports industry
U.S. history
U.S. politics
Wahconah Park (Pittsfield

Product details

  • ISBN 9781684426409
  • Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Jul 2021
  • Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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From legendary Ball Four author, Jim Bouton, comes the behind-the-scenes story of Bouton's valiant and determined efforts to save Wahconah Park.

For the first time in two decades, enjoy Foul Ball as never before with freshly edited content and a new foreword from Jim Bouton's wife, Paula.

With his trademark wit and distinctive voice, Bouton recounts his battle against the local elites' efforts to replace one of the oldest parks in the United States against the wishes and votes of local citizens.

But Foul Ball is more than just a lively romp about saving an old ballpark near Bouton's home in Massachusetts.

In a detailed diary–his first since Ball Four–Bouton takes us along on his wild ride, into the teeth of corporate malfeasance, anti-democratic processes, the tyranny of a one-newspaper town, and the real reason why the good old boys wanted to build a new stadium.

Jim Bouton was a major league pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves. His book, Ball Four, was entered into evidence at the decisive arbitration hearing that led to free-agency in baseball, and the New York Public Library included it as one of its Books of the Century.

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