Odd Man Out-Book Review

Just finished this book tonight and I thought I would let you know that it was a very enjoyable read. The author was a minor league pitcher in the Angels system and it chronicles his time there. For Royals fans AC was on his team and what he does/ the way he acts is very comical. If you were ever wondering what it is like to play minor league ball you should pick this up.

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interesting...

by Freneau on May 2, 2009 2:26 AM EDT reply actions

I remember hearing about this when it came out

seems there are numerous factual …issues.. with the book, dates, etc.

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by Matt Klaassen on May 2, 2009 2:30 AM EDT reply actions

"What???"

“Are you saying that a journalist or author would ignore, exaggerate or outright fabricate facts related to a sports story?? I’m flabbergasted!”

Sincerely,
The New York Times Ethical Reporters Club
Selena Roberts, President

Jayson Blair
Ex-Officio

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

by Sweep_the_Leg on May 2, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

I didn't find anything to outlandish

At the end when he gets released Tony Reagins cries through the whole thing. That seems a like it could be a little fabricated but then again it would be tough to kill someones dreams. Also Bobby Jenks comes across like an asshole-so that’s true enough for me.

by gordonrules on May 2, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions

If I remember later, I'll post some links

some of the dates and stuff just don’t match up with records… for a guy who (I think) claims he was keeping a journal, I’d think that creates credibility problems. But again, I’m just remembering what I read a month or two ago

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by Matt Klaassen on May 2, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions