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"Bullet Bob" Comes to Louisville--and Other Tales from a Baseball Life

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As a former teammate of Johnny Mo's, with the Cardinals and Phillies, I vividly recall many of the events he describes in his stories. These stories bring back so many memories - precious memories of the joys and pains experienced on the trek to become a major leaguer. I knew Johnny Mo was a great teammate and an outstanding individual, but I did not know he was such a wonderful storyteller! I could not put the book down. If you want a glimpse at the life of a baseball player - the life you never see on TV or in the movies, read this book.

Great first effort. This book is suprisingly well written for a first time author and an ex-jock to boot! Their are some really funny stories and a few sad ones as you follow the path of Morris'major and minor league career. I hope Morris has some more stories for a follow up!

From the grind of the minor leagues to the thrill of playing in the World Series...John Morris knows baseball extemely well-having played 12 years with the Cardinals, Phillies and Angels. In his first book "Bullet Bob Comes to Louisville" Morris demonstrates a surprising strong talent as a writer and storyteller. The strength of his book comes from his ability to take his baseball experiences and interweave them with themes of everyday life. In his short story format (22 stories over a nine-inning game) Morris displays a wonderful balance of baseball humor, behind the scenes insight, and sensitive family issues relating to life and death. This book moves very quickly- which made it that much more enjoyable for me. (I read it from cover to cover in one sitting)Go buy it for yourself and your friends. You won't be disappointed!

A joy to read! Entertaining and thoughtful. The author's humor and humanity is a tribute to the game he loved and the courage it took to honestly share what happened along the way. It's what happened along the way that amuses and inspires. The dreams, challenges, victories, fun and sorrows touched my heart - made me laugh and cry. It's a good book that can do both

Years ago, I heard Peter Gammons on the local sports radio station saying that Bullet Bob Comes to Louisville was one of the funniest baseball books he had ever read. I knew I'd never find it in a Boston area bookstore, and finally found it on Amazon.com.

Whether or not you had the opportunity to watch baseball in the late '80s, a good fan will recognize many names in this book. But then, it's not the players, but the situations that they get into in both the minor and major leagues that bring the laughs.

If nothing else, two chapters should be read: the one on Bob Feller, and the one on Bob Gibson. They're timeless, the type of humor that only baseball could produce.

Most people don't remember John Morris, save for Cardinals and Royals fans. This an interesting (and amusing) read of a top athlete, who although never a star, had his moments on some very good teams. Many of the role-players like Morris get lost in the shuffle of history, but his book reminds us that every minor-leaguer has a dream, and probably has had that dream from when he was a boy - to make the bigs. It also reminds us that professional athletes have real lives outside of baseball, and whether they are a star or not, their book can still be a solid read.

In his book, John Morris offers lots of amusing baseball anecdotes and one or two touching if maudlin family stories. However I have never seen so many spelling errors in one book (a short book at that!) in my life. Too bad.