This little tidbit from Jamey Newberg’s latest newsletter piqued my interest:
The Rangers are evidently talking casually to Boston about David Wells.
While I personally wouldn’t mind that, my wife can’t stand him. I find him rather amusing, and he is still servicable, if not spectacular. My guess is he’s a fallback in case Clemens goes somewhere else. As long as we’re talking about Boomer, his book is pretty darned amusing. If you’ve never read it, you should. Here’s what I wrote about his book on my blog awhile back.
I never liked David Wells, mostly because I only knew him as a Yankee player. That alone is generally enough to get me not to like someone. :) I wanted to check this out solely because of the “hype” surrounding the book. And after having read the book, I have to wonder if the negative press surrounding the book and some of it’s “expositions” weren’t self inflicted. Read the book. It’s a wonderfully entertaining read. He talks about all the problems he had in his life early on, from his time in the minors, to the boredom in the bullpen (although his story about getting women in the stands to flash them is awesome) to his battles with team management, and lots on the Yankees. I also got a charge out of his comments on former Reds owner Marge Schott, and her dog.
I have to admit that this book goes on my recommend list. It was a funny read, and for a baseball fan like myself, gives me some insight into the mind of a baseball player. I really enjoyed it. The link here is for the hardback edition of the book. There is a paperback version scheduled for release, but it’s not currently slated until Mar 1, 2004. The hardback is available now.
Oh, BTW, if you’re someone who isn’t into the liberal use of foul language, you might want to stay away from the book. It’s not like every third word is f this or f that, but there is definitely more than a smattering of f-bombs and the like in the book.
I wrote that back in 2003 when I first read the book. Since then, the paperback version has come out, and is linked above. The hardback version has no discount on Amazon right now, but there are some used copies available through the picture link for as cheap as twenty cents. The paperback link has a facility where you can read a few pages inside the book online. I recommend this book, it was a good read.