Juan Marichal (1) (1937–)

Oh boy I loved this. It was lots of fun to read. The writing is somewhat stylized -- it reminded me a bit of Mark Harris but I think both authors got it from somewhere else -- somewhere in the history of baseball writing. Marichal is full of funny stories, and he likes to heap praise on Willie Mays and others. The book was written after the 1966 season. He tells detailed stories about some of his games. I totally enjoyed it.

I hate my job! I hate that books like this are being withdrawn & discarded, with a couple of copies left in some hidden place...and a digital scan of the content that we hope is perfect.… (lisätietoja)