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Title: Great pitcher, dull character
Review: The text is not bad but something is really missing. I think the plain fact is despite Lefty Grove's greatness, he was a dull uninteresting guy himself. He's not even loathsome and looney like Ty Cobb to make for a "the glory meets the train wreck of a life" read. As far as pitchers of his era, check out "Walter Johnson: The Big Train" by Henry Thomas which is a far better book. Although "Lefty Grove: American Original" is an extremely well researched book giving it a good feel for the times, a better bet is probably to check out the books on manager Connie Mack and his A's of the '20s.
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