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Joshv02 · 03-25-2003, 11:30 AM

Recently, I read: Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston, Howard Bryant .

Ehhh... informative, but horribly written. Typos, repeated paragraphs (almost verbatim), pendantic/assertive writing style... and thats just the introduction!

Interesting thesis and history of race in Boston (read Red Sox) baseball. No discussion pre-1945, though, and very little on anything other than the Sox. But, interesting nonetheless. (The oddly long section on very white, and very unathletic Peter Gammons is the most detailed story in the book, for some reason.)

Anyone else with impressions?

03-25-2003, 11:30 AM	#39
Joshv02 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: , " Posts: 3,082	Shut Out Recently, I read: Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston, Howard Bryant . Ehhh... informative, but horribly written. Typos, repeated paragraphs (almost verbatim), pendantic/assertive writing style... and thats just the introduction! Interesting thesis and history of race in Boston (read Red Sox) baseball. No discussion pre-1945, though, and very little on anything other than the Sox. But, interesting nonetheless. (The oddly long section on very white, and very unathletic Peter Gammons is the most detailed story in the book, for some reason.) Anyone else with impressions?