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Baseball at the center of personal narratives in two new memoirs

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Crash Davis's Speech

When you're writing a script, the import ance of a good speech to attract a name actor. Crash davis gives a famous speech in the film. And i thought, better give this guy a great speech early on. I won't quote it here because this is a family show. But we did it in one take, and he did it so casually that it didn't underline itself. The novels of susan sontag er, self indulgent, overrated crap. There ought to be aon tutional amendment outlaw ind astro turf and the designated hitter. You can buy your copy of my book at Amazon for £16.99.

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