Foul Ball by Jim Bouton

Author:Jim Bouton [Bouton, Jim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7953-2321-8
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Published: 2005-10-17T04:00:00+00:00

AUGUST 31

FRIDAY

Today we received a response to our debate challenge and my letter to Cliff Nilan. In an Eagle editorial headlined GIMMICKRY, INSULTS OFF THE PLATE, Ever-Scrib wrote:

The future of professional baseball in Pittsfield is too important to be determined through reality-show style debates and gimmicky, unscientific polls, as is the apparent strategy of the partnership of Jim Bouton, Chip Elitzer and Eric Margenau. Mr. Bouton’s promise that the group will abandon its plan if it is in essence “voted off the island” calls into question the seriousness of their bid.

Equally troubling is the contrariness of a group that is insulted by legitimate comment and sees challenges to its plan as part of a massive conspiracy. City officials must also ask, in light of Mr. Bouton’s insulting open letter to Parks Commission Chairman Clifford J. Nilan in which he instructed Mr. Nilan to “go take a shower,” if they want to assure themselves of a long, contentious relationship by allowing the group to bring an independent team to Wahconah Park.

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