Ball Four

Stockbridge, MA

Ball Four was the first of the tell-all memoirs that removed the rose-colored glasses when it comes to sports heroes. Ever since then, for better or worse, athletes have been trying to one-up with tales of substance abuse and debauchery.

I wrote a couple of pieces on the legacy of Ball Four:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-kaplan/the-legacy-of-ball-four_b_709682.html

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/240033-jim-bouton-still-crazy-after-all-these-years

Ron