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Catfish: My Life in Baseball

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I have been admirer of James 'Catfish' Hunter my entire life and grew up watching him pitch. I must say that this book lays it all out on the line about him, the good and all of the bad- and to be honest it changed my opinion a lot about him. The book is a little choppy, mostly a lot of narrative from Catfish and those who knew him, but it was well worth the read, especially if you are an Oakland A's or New York Yankees fan. A lot of detail is given about those two teams during the 70's.

I was a big A's fan when i was a young teen in the early Seventies so i had to get this book many years ago - don't expect any great revelations and anything of importance from this book - do expect the typical hokey quick read baseball book and do expect to find Catfish at the center of everything important that ever happened with the A's and the Yankees then - only an A's/Yankees fan should really consider buying this book. But God rest his soul, too.

THIS IS A VERY GOOD BOOK, WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE BEST PITCHERS IN THE 1970'S. CATFISH TELLS OF HIS DAYS AS A CHILD AND THRU TO HIS DAYS AS A YANKEE. HIS STORIES OF THE A'S AND THE BRONX ZOO ARE THE HIGH LIGHT OF THIS BOOK. I THINK HE WAS A VERY DOWN TO EARTH AND HUMBLE PERSON. I WAS VERY SADDENDED BY HIS RECENT DEATH. I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS. WELL WORTH IT.