tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post954284586705624911..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Friday Forgotten Books, April 27, 2012pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56014756117711555292012-05-01T04:48:19.314-04:002012-05-01T04:48:19.314-04:00When they asked Mickey Mantle what he thought of J...When they asked Mickey Mantle what he thought of Jim Bouton's book he said, "Jim who?"<br /><br />Bill Crider never missed writing a letter to MDM, either, and that lasted 19 1/2 years. I think he has a large roomful of elves in his basement.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23119689346189572352012-04-27T22:30:06.898-04:002012-04-27T22:30:06.898-04:00Congratulations on the 4th Birthday of FFB!Congratulations on the 4th Birthday of FFB!WutheringWillow @ A Paperback Lifehttp://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-90509019819928915382012-04-27T18:40:13.312-04:002012-04-27T18:40:13.312-04:00At one point, Jeff Pierson (Rap Sheet) and I talke...At one point, Jeff Pierson (Rap Sheet) and I talked about it, but the numbers got out of hand. Sorting through them all would take too long, I think. <br />Thanks though!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47549050791702088092012-04-27T18:24:51.821-04:002012-04-27T18:24:51.821-04:00Congratulations on the 4th anniversary, Patti. Pe...Congratulations on the 4th anniversary, Patti. Perhaps you can get a book deal out of it, with a title like FRIDAY'S FORGOTTEN BOOKS: 4000 BOOKS YOU SHOULD REMEMBER.<br /><br />(I found a Millar at the library, so I will do an FFB on June 1.)Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80192904158500469002012-04-27T16:34:00.223-04:002012-04-27T16:34:00.223-04:00Jeff-And you can do The GLory in a mini baseball w...Jeff-And you can do The GLory in a mini baseball week. I read all these books when I was trying to bond with my son.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13540678593909242502012-04-27T16:32:56.928-04:002012-04-27T16:32:56.928-04:00Was hoping to lure you in with that choice. Why no...Was hoping to lure you in with that choice. Why not write up something on The Long Season and I will post it next week. Needn't be long.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-6025086191340153332012-04-27T16:32:09.562-04:002012-04-27T16:32:09.562-04:00I agree about Brosnan's THE LONG SEASON. I al...I agree about Brosnan's THE LONG SEASON. I also liked THE GLORY OF THEIR TIMES, the first of Lawrence Ritter's books about old-time players like Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44726487912270501792012-04-27T15:04:42.948-04:002012-04-27T15:04:42.948-04:00Ball Four is a favourite of mine also, but The Lon...Ball Four is a favourite of mine also, but The Long Season written by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Brosnan in 1960 is considered by many to have paved the way for Bouton's book. Both made Sports Illustrated's top 100 sports books list. SI calls The Long Season "a journal chronicling such things as the insecurity of superstars and the behavior of stewardesses on team flights. The result: a well-rendered inside glimpse that groomed the mound for Ball Four."Kent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834261948994921554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18931270536752135792012-04-27T10:35:11.597-04:002012-04-27T10:35:11.597-04:00Happy 4th! My earlier somewhat sentimentl post wa...Happy 4th! My earlier somewhat sentimentl post was eaten. I'll just say I'm glad to be a part of this. Here's to many more anniversaries.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14788519898248531332012-04-27T10:31:46.952-04:002012-04-27T10:31:46.952-04:00Let me jump in with my own congratulations. You...Let me jump in with my own congratulations. You've made my TBR pile even more precarious as there's always books I want each week, though I can't get them all, even always keep up with the ones I do. (sigh) The plight of the reader.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86167851951953869492012-04-27T10:29:47.916-04:002012-04-27T10:29:47.916-04:00I'm taking a break from posting for a few days...I'm taking a break from posting for a few days, Patti. I should have mentioned it sooner but I thought I'd be able to keep on keeping on, but truth be told, after working on the 101 list, I'm tuckered out. <br /><br />I'll be back next week. <br /><br />Happy Birthday FFB anyway.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28065039313044142982012-04-27T10:12:47.227-04:002012-04-27T10:12:47.227-04:00Sergio refers slyly to a tendency to render his fi...Sergio refers slyly to a tendency to render his first name as Serge here...<br /><br />Some memes are more natural than others! Thanks for the name check...I think I caught up with this on the second week (and have probably reviewed more books, with my tendency toward doubles, than anyone else in the roundelay...though not always as well as I'd like, to say the least).<br /><br />Glad we're all playing, as much as we choose to and can...thanks to everyone, Patti for getting it started and, along with everyone else, for keeping this interesting and pretty damned vital.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15898171085265826532012-04-27T10:06:11.457-04:002012-04-27T10:06:11.457-04:00Bill Crider? Who is that?Bill Crider? Who is that?Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80921323587082869202012-04-27T09:55:22.574-04:002012-04-27T09:55:22.574-04:00Let me add my congratulations, Patti. You and you...Let me add my congratulations, Patti. You and your merry band of Forgotten Book bloggers have helped keep great books and great authors from being lost to memory. It is a privilege to be a very small part of that and even more so to have gotten to know you through this complicated set of tubes they call the internet.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3003958651839408562012-04-27T09:53:42.268-04:002012-04-27T09:53:42.268-04:00It was fortuitous, Prashant.
Jeff-I think he actua...It was fortuitous, Prashant.<br />Jeff-I think he actually apologized to Mantle or his son at some point. <br />Thanks, Sergio.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45899914543003159802012-04-27T09:50:47.622-04:002012-04-27T09:50:47.622-04:00What a marvellous coincidence, that I should make ...What a marvellous coincidence, that I should make a grand entry on FFB's 4th birthday. Congratulations, Patti!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13155845271462825512012-04-27T09:36:04.258-04:002012-04-27T09:36:04.258-04:00Oh, how rude of me! Congrats on four years of FFB!...Oh, how rude of me! Congrats on four years of FFB!TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38501186636790599742012-04-27T09:25:54.060-04:002012-04-27T09:25:54.060-04:00Four years! Impressive. I'm not surprised ab...Four years! Impressive. I'm not surprised about Bill, however. He never missed a single mailing of DAPA-EM from the time he joined until our last mailing.<br /><br />I've read a lot of baseball books over the years and really liked BALL FOUR too. Bouton was 'banned' by the Yankees for years because of his supposed <br />'betrayal' of Mickey Mantle (showing he had feet of clay, so to speak) but was eventually welcomed back.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67668164479951471062012-04-27T09:25:03.090-04:002012-04-27T09:25:03.090-04:00Patti,
I have actually posted a FFB on a Friday!...Patti, <br /><br />I have actually posted a FFB on a Friday! <br /><br />Here's a link to my review of John Dickson Carr's <a href="http://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2012/04/sniff-of-crime.html" rel="nofollow"><i>The Emperor's Snuff-Box</i></a>.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23087060008645723622012-04-27T08:57:44.969-04:002012-04-27T08:57:44.969-04:00Congratulations Patti - that is an amazing feat! J...Congratulations Patti - that is an amazing feat! Just for that, i don't mind becoming an honorary Frenchman for one week!<br /><br />Abbracci,<br />SergioSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com