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Summary: A Hall of Fame book by one of the greatest Hall of Famers
Review: The story is an entertaining look at Williams' career as a ballplayer, fisherman and ex ball player. It talks about his strange career with the Red Sox fans that would boo him in spite of his brilliant hitting. His study of the game, especially batting and dedication to being a near perfect hitter is a pretty good insight into why the booing bothered him so much and led to some bad displays of resentment by him to the fans. The spitting incidents and the time he accidentally threw a bat into the stands and hit a lady spectator on the head are well covered. His resentment toward most sportswriters is a continuation of his reaction to the reception he received in Boston. It's a large contrast to the welcome given to Joe DiMaggio in New York and the rivalry between Williams and DiMaggio is covered too. In later years, Williams mellowed and so did the fans so that their relationship was a good one. One wonders what kind of statistics Williams would have had if he had not missed five years in the military service, being a pilot in World War II and in Korea. One of his statistics that I don't often see mentioned is the fact that he is one of only two players to win the Triple Crown twice.Besides being a "Hall of Fame" ball player, Ted Williams was also a hall of fame fisherman and there is a lot of fishing talked about in the book. Ted Williams was definitely one of Baseball's greatest hitters and an individualist, plus being quite a character. This book gives a good insight into these things in his "own words". It should be a must for any baseball fan.
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Summary: One Of The Best Books Of All Time
Review: This has to be one of the best books of all time. From the begginning of the book I felt like I was in a room with Ted Williams and we were just talking baseball and talking about particular successful and disappointing times in his career. If you are interested in baseball and the historic legends in the game then I suggest that you pick up this book. The further I got in the book the more I felt like I personally new Ted. In this book there are great pictures of him and other great players to help put some faces with the stories he tells. I will guarantee that once you pick up this book, it will be very hard for you to put it down.
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