Overview
A round up of the most outrageous group of malcontents, characters, rebels, nut jobs, reprobates, wing-nuts, wackos, space cadets, head cases, goofs, free thinkers, and oddballs who ever livened up the grand old game of baseball, this collection not only describes their most bizarre antics in often-hilarious detail, but also includes the unique thoughts of Bill “Spaceman” Lee, a man known for his colorful quotes and offbeat personality.
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This is the book that Bill Lee was born to write. One of the game's most unique personalities ever, Lee is the expert at knowing who the most unusual people in baseball are ¨C after all, it takes one to know.
Baseball Eccentrics: The Most Entertaining, Outrageous, and Unforgettable Characters in the Game by Bill ¡°Spaceman¡± with Jim Prime probes the vast difference in the out-of-the-ordinary players in baseball. The old adage is that Alaskan Eskimos have 50 names for snow because they recognize the difference between each one, well Lee and Prime are the same way about wacky characters. To the casual fan, an off-center player is just different. But to Lee and Prime, they mentally dissect and reveal what it is that makes each unusual player so different from his company line-totting brethren.
Be they deep-thinkers or tirade-makers, show-offs or superstitious, malcontents or permanently quotable, they¡¯re all here like:
-- Lee Elia¡'s infamous opinion of Cubs fans and their work ethic
-- Mickey Rivers: He's so ugly, when you walk around him, your pants wrinkle¡±
-- Why you wouldn¡'t want Bo Belinsky around your sister
-- Babe Herman on friend going broke during the war: ¡°Did he bet on the Germans?¡±
-- Why Alice Sweet from Norfolk will never ask Earl Weaver about tomatoes again
Baseball Eccentrics isn¡¯t for everyone. Some of the stories are ribald, randy and/or filled with curses. But every page has a line or story on it that will make you laugh out loud ¡ or you just don¡¯t have a sense of humor.
About the Authors
Bill ¡°Spaceman¡± Lee spent 14 years in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Expos. Now on the outside looking in, Lee imbues the major league game with all the virtues and evils of society, yet still loves the competition, the level of performance, and the allure of the big leagues.
Jim Prime has written several books on the Boston Red Sox, including collaboration with the late Ted Williams and another book co-authored with Bill Lee, The Little Red (Sox) Book. He lives in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia with wife Glenna and has two children, Catherine (who lives in Portland, Oregon) and Jeffrey (who lives in South Korea).
This is the book that Bill Lee was born to write. One of the game's most unique personalities ever, Lee is the expert at knowing who the most unusual people in baseball are ¨C after all, it takes one to know.
Baseball Eccentrics: The Most Entertaining, Outrageous, and Unforgettable Characters in the Game by Bill ¡°Spaceman¡± with Jim Prime probes the vast difference in the out-of-the-ordinary players in baseball. The old adage is that Alaskan Eskimos have 50 names for snow because they recognize the difference between each one, well Lee and Prime are the same way about wacky characters. To the casual fan, an off-center player is just different. But to Lee and Prime, they mentally dissect and reveal what it is that makes each unusual player so different from his company line-totting brethren.
Be they deep-thinkers or tirade-makers, show-offs or superstitious, malcontents or permanently quotable, they¡¯re all here like:
-- Lee Elia¡'s infamous opinion of Cubs fans and their work ethic
-- Mickey Rivers: He's so ugly, when you walk around him, your pants wrinkle¡±
-- Why you wouldn¡'t want Bo Belinsky around your sister
-- Babe Herman on friend going broke during the war: ¡°Did he bet on the Germans?¡±
-- Why Alice Sweet from Norfolk will never ask Earl Weaver about tomatoes again
Baseball Eccentrics isn¡¯t for everyone. Some of the stories are ribald, randy and/or filled with curses. But every page has a line or story on it that will make you laugh out loud ¡ or you just don¡¯t have a sense of humor.
About the Authors
Bill ¡°Spaceman¡± Lee spent 14 years in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Expos. Now on the outside looking in, Lee imbues the major league game with all the virtues and evils of society, yet still loves the competition, the level of performance, and the allure of the big leagues.
Jim Prime has written several books on the Boston Red Sox, including collaboration with the late Ted Williams and another book co-authored with Bill Lee, The Little Red (Sox) Book. He lives in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia with wife Glenna and has two children, Catherine (who lives in Portland, Oregon) and Jeffrey (who lives in South Korea).
This is the book that Bill Lee was born to write. One of the game's most unique personalities ever, Lee is the expert at knowing who the most unusual people in baseball are ¨C after all, it takes one to know.
Baseball Eccentrics: The Most Entertaining, Outrageous, and Unforgettable Characters in the Game by Bill ¡°Spaceman¡± with Jim Prime probes the vast difference in the out-of-the-ordinary players in baseball. The old adage is that Alaskan Eskimos have 50 names for snow because they recognize the difference between each one, well Lee and Prime are the same way about wacky characters. To the casual fan, an off-center player is just different. But to Lee and Prime, they mentally dissect and reveal what it is that makes each unusual player so different from his company line-totting brethren.
Be they deep-thinkers or tirade-makers, show-offs or superstitious, malcontents or permanently quotable, they¡¯re all here like:
-- Lee Elia¡'s infamous opinion of Cubs fans and their work ethic
-- Mickey Rivers: He's so ugly, when you walk around him, your pants wrinkle¡±
-- Why you wouldn¡'t want Bo Belinsky around your sister
-- Babe Herman on friend going broke during the war: ¡°Did he bet on the Germans?¡±
-- Why Alice Sweet from Norfolk will never ask Earl Weaver about tomatoes again
Baseball Eccentrics isn¡¯t for everyone. Some of the stories are ribald, randy and/or filled with curses. But every page has a line or story on it that will make you laugh out loud ¡ or you just don¡¯t have a sense of humor.
About the Authors
Bill ¡°Spaceman¡± Lee spent 14 years in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Expos. Now on the outside looking in, Lee imbues the major league game with all the virtues and evils of society, yet still loves the competition, the level of performance, and the allure of the big leagues.
Jim Prime has written several books on the Boston Red Sox, including collaboration with the late Ted Williams and another book co-authored with Bill Lee, The Little Red (Sox) Book. He lives in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia with wife Glenna and has two children, Catherine (who lives in Portland, Oregon) and Jeffrey (who lives in South Korea).
