Ball Four Jim Bouton Sportscenter Segment 1970s

From the ESPN special Sportscenter: The 1970s, here is the feature on Jim Bouton and his landmark book "Ball Four". This aired sometime in 1999.

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[tatkopitwmf]

Above all, Ball Four is a very funny book. It is well written and hard to put down. At the end of this video segment, a bitter and jealous Roger Kahn says Ball Four isn't worth much as literature. Yet the book was selected as one of the 100 most important books of the 20th century. As professional a writer as Kahn is, he isn't as naturally entertaining as Bouton, and he may not be as talented a writer, either.

[jongreek]

Kuhn and Kahn  are form another era, and they don't get Ball Four. IThe book has it's place in baseball culture and American culture. Never gone out of print. Most of all, every word in it is the truth.

[bangsmoke]

Could NOT agree more.

[GOFLuvr]

Kahn first said that Ball Four changed sports reporting, but then went on to say Ball Four didn't have much value as literature. Sounds like a contradiction to me.

[spacepatrolman]

2:30 I was on jury duty with phil pepe he was monopolising the phone later he wrote a book with mickey mantle you know what andy roonie said if the author is somebody with somebody it makes the author look like an idiot that cant write his own book

[spacepatrolman]

what do you mean allowed back he worked his way back to the majors from the minors 2 times one time disguised as a puerto rican

[spacepatrolman]

Just because he didnt take drugs like others on the team that doesnt make him an elitist I met him he is very nice

[cochranexyz]

Screw Kuhn.