Maybe I'll Pitch Forever
by Leroy Paige
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Author: Leroy PaigeIntroduction: John B. Holway
Afterword: David Lipman
Contributor: David Lipman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1993-01-01
ISBN: 0803287321
Number of pages: 299
Publisher: Bison Books
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Book Review: Good Then; Good Now
Summary: 5 Stars
I actually read this book - and loved it - when it came out in the early 1960s. I've never forgotten it, so when I saw it listed here at Amazon, I bought it....and am glad I did. It's still entertaining.
You have to take Satchel with a grain-of-salt, meaning his bragging. He is brutal, never stopping telling how great he was! Hey, Satch: I believe you! Paige was one-of-a-kind, a real character, and that's what makes this book fun. He also was one of the greatest pitchers of all-time and it's sad that most people don't know that.
Yes, he's bitter about not being able to strut his stuff in the Major Leagues, but you can't blame him. I just shake my head thinking of the records this man would own had he been given a chance to compete when he was young. He would have been a 300, maybe 400-game winner.
Anyway, his verbal expressions, his honesty about his faults and his (probable) exaggerations on some things all make for a good reason for any baseball fan. Kids can read it, too; the material is pretty clean.
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