Bill Boggs interviews Jim Bouton

[@MrYankeefoll]

I’m 76 years old and remember Jim Bouton when he was a star pitcher with the Yankees in the early 60’s. He always took the time to sign autographs and converse with the fans outside Yankee Stadium. All around good guy. I was glad the Yankees brought him back for old timers day before he died.

[@stuartnewman7068]

Talk shows from back then seem so much more thoughtful and genuine.

[@jonleonoudakis9623]

Amazing interview with two guys who impacted the landscape of the game!

[@s.elsworth3068]

"Contact ballet". 😂😂😂 Thank you for this. I'm not a big baseball fan, but saw Bouton interviewed on a 1977 "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" tonight. He was certainly a philosophical poetic type. Then there's that knuckleball. Bonus in this clip is Pete Rose. Diving into that time and those two greats in a sport that generally holds little interest for me really was an unexpectedly profound experience. Thank you for making it possible.

[@robertbruce6865]

Wow. And Rose once hollered “Fuck You, Shakespeare” at Bouton. He was very gracious.

[@7294smk]

Jim Bouton truly loved baseball. Baseball treated him poorly.

[@Sheronick]

Seems like Jim is giving Pete the cold shoulder, and Pete is at least trying to make chit chat with him.

[@imal25]

MONDAY JULY 3, 2023.