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Published by Triumph Books in
2007; "Baseball Eccentrics: A
Definitive Look at the Most
Entertaining, Outrageous and
Unforgettable Characters in the Game"
was written by Bill "Spaceman" Lee, with
Jim Prime.
Baseballs Eccentrics is a celebration
of the characters who have graced the
game over the years, as told by one of
the biggest of them all. Bill Lee also
decries the scarcity of interesting
personalities in today's game and
examines some of the root causes for
this lack of spontaneity. His hilarious
collection is a tribute to flake past
and also a call to today's players to
loosen up and have some fun.
In the "Introduction" Bill Lee Presets his Eccentric Credentials.
Eccentric Ballplayers are broken down
into seven categories; 1. Confessions
of a Cunnythumber, 2. The Philosophers,
3. Ranters abs Ravers, 4. Hotfoots and
Hotdogs, 5. Misanthropes Malapropos,
and Magicians, 6. The Superstitious and
the Bizarre, 7. Come Back To The
Diamond Dizzy Dean, Dazzy Dean.
The front cover pictures Yogi
Berra wearing 3-D glasses, reading
a 1953 "Three Dimension Comics," staring
Mighty Mouse. The bottom left corner of
the book pictures Montreal Expos
pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee juggling
baseballs during the fourth inning of a
game against the Chicago Cubs at
Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, May
24, 1981. The back cover pictures,
Eddie Gaedel, the smallest player to
appear in a Major League Baseball game.
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