After seeing the upcoming documentary, Max Patkin: The Clown Prince of Baseball, I asked some of my colleagues if they had ever heard of him. Just about all of them said “no.” Then I asked if they had seen Bull Durham, pointing out Patkin’s role in the classic film. Now they remembered. Greg DeHart was […]
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In this article on the Atlanta Braves’ Brian Barton, the write pretty much brands the ballplayer an egghead. Last summer, during his first full season in the major leagues, he read 17 books. He recently finished off the 900-page “Roots” by Alex Haley. Which made me think of this line from Bull Durham by Max […]
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