I think that Ball Four is my favourite baseball book, but I recently read Richard Ben Creamer's book called 'The Hero's Life' on Joe Dimaggio. An fascinating look into this superstar's life. Here's a quick story. When I was a young lad, the Montreal Royals played in Toronto against the Maple Leafs of the Int'l League, and I asked Sandy Amoros for his autograph after a game. The ex-Dodger couldn't have been nicer, and even invited me to sit on the bus, and we talked baseball for about 10 minutes before the rest of the team boarded. I'll never forget his kindness and generosity of spirit to a wide eyed kid. This was in a time before the business of the game turned it rather ugly. I'm still a fan, but look back fondly when there was more of a connection between player and fan.