The final draft of HIGH HEAT: THE SEARCH FOR THE FASTEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME went off to the publisher (Da Capo Press) yesterday.
Part of the fun of the project was catching up what became my panel of experts (Norm Sherry, Hank Thomas, Jeff Torborg, Tommy John, etc.) and asking them who were the best fireballers ever. Sometimes their answers surprised me. Like Norm Sherry saying how much he likes to watch the Red Sox's Jonathan Papelbon pitch. Here's Sherry in the L.A. area, tuning in the Bosox games on the other coast to see Papelbon.
The book was a fun ride. Now I'm starting to assemble photos, talk about cover.
Part of the fun of the project was catching up what became my panel of experts (Norm Sherry, Hank Thomas, Jeff Torborg, Tommy John, etc.) and asking them who were the best fireballers ever. Sometimes their answers surprised me. Like Norm Sherry saying how much he likes to watch the Red Sox's Jonathan Papelbon pitch. Here's Sherry in the L.A. area, tuning in the Bosox games on the other coast to see Papelbon.
The book was a fun ride. Now I'm starting to assemble photos, talk about cover.