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Old 02-21-2013, 03:07 PM   #1
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Pat Jordan reflects on the pain and pleasure of ST

http://www.sbnation.com/longform/201...all-pat-jordan

I thought this was an excellent read for the beginning of ST.

note: language in article not suitable for children.
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Old 02-21-2013, 04:59 PM   #2
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Re: Pat Jordan reflects on the pain and pleasure of ST

I went into it not expecting much, but that was a great article. I had never read anything from Pat Jordan before, but now I'm going to check out more. If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know.
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Old 02-21-2013, 05:09 PM   #3
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Re: Pat Jordan reflects on the pain and pleasure of ST

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I went into not expecting much, but that was a great article. I had never read anything from Pat Jordan more, but now I'm going to check out more. If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know.
This is where he cemented his name with the game

http://www.amazon.com/False-Spring-P.../dp/0803276265
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Old 02-21-2013, 05:09 PM   #4
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Re: Pat Jordan reflects on the pain and pleasure of ST

Jordan's A False Spring is probably one of the five best baseball books ever written.
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Old 02-21-2013, 08:42 PM   #5
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I went into not expecting much, but that was a great article. I had never read anything from Pat Jordan before, but now I'm going to check out more. If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know.
Same here. I really got sucked into it.
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