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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Ohh…to go back to the gentler times of innocent beaver-shooting.
After striking out with O.J. Simpson’s If I Did It, Regan Books is back with another not-quite-nonfiction, not-quite-fiction book, 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel, by Peter Golenbock, Publishers Weekly reported today. Described as an “inventive memoir” by the author, the book is about baseball great Mickey Mantle and insiders who have seen the book called it “porn,” “debased” and “exploitative.” 7 is set to be published in March.
...There are several passages that will most likely be controversial, including claims that Mantle had an affair with Marilyn Monroe while she was married to Joe DiMaggio and that the late Billy Martin was a rapist.
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Posted: December 13, 2006 at 11:00 PM | 32 comment(s)
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1. Halofan Posted: December 13, 2006 at 11:33 PM (#2260706)I was hoping for something involving former Cub manager Jim Frey, but it turns out this is Oprah-related.
That sound you heard from the east is Bob Costas and Billy Crystal's heads exploding.
... just one question -
Would that mean that Cindy Sandberg plays Marilyn Monroe, DiMaggio, or Mantle in the made-for-TV FOX movie?
And she's still just trying to draw attention away from the fact she slept with Bernard Kerik.
"Boy," she said, echoing the thousands upon thousands of Yankee fans before her, "you're no DiMaggio, that's for sure."
If that's Judith Regan's purpose here on Earth, then I owe the Creator a beer.
Awesome.
I read Dynasty as a kid. IIRC, it was one of the first baseball history books that I read. Also, IIRC, I think that it's weakness was a reliance too much on player interviews and little or no fact-checking that info.
Yes. And he's used the Billy Martin was a rapist angle before.
This is excellent.
Sure you're not thinking of Little Golden Books?
Seriously, though... Golenbock to write this?? Why not get a real fiction writer. I know the Philip Roths of the world probably don't do work for hire, but, jeez. Golenbock???
I do at least agree that if Martin were still around, it's not impossible to envision that he'd be signing baseballs "I'm sorry I raped those women."
GEORGE: No, Seven.
SUSAN: Seven Costanza? You're serious?
GEORGE: Yeah. It's a beautiful name for a boy or a girl...
Susan scoffs.
GEORGE: ...especially a girl. Or a boy.
SUSAN: I don't think so.
GEORGE: What, you don't like the name?
SUSAN: It's not a name. It's a number.
GEORGE: I know. It's Mickey Mantle's number. So not only is it an all
Around beautiful name, it is also a living tribute.
SUSAN: It's awful. I hate it!
GEORGE: (angry) Well, that's the name!
SUSAN: (also angry) Oh no it is not! No child of mine is ever going to
be named Seven!
GEORGE: (yelling) Awright, let's just stay calm here! Don't get all
crazy on me!
Another gem!
Best Regards
John
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