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CC Sabathia and Ron Shelton memoirs combine baseball and personal narrative : NPR's Book of the Day This episode features baseball diaries with Scott Simon. First up, CC Sabathia details his personal struggles with alcoholism and fame in his memoir Til The End. And then, a conversation with Ron Shelton about the story and legacy of the classic film Bull Durham in his new memoir, The Church of Baseball.

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Baseball at the center of personal narratives in two new memoirs

Baseball at the center of personal narratives in two new memoirs

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This episode features baseball diaries with Scott Simon. First up, CC Sabathia details his personal struggles with alcoholism and fame in his memoir Til The End. And then, a conversation with Ron Shelton about the story and legacy of the classic film Bull Durham in his new memoir, The Church of Baseball.

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