More than anything else, though, Ball Four was my Catcher in the Rye. Turns out the “grown-ups” haven’t actually grown up that much, and the best we can do is find some humor in this unavoidable situation and come to accept our heroes fellow creatures for whom they really are. Warts (or beaver-shooting) and all.

Rob Neyer

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