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       I Was Right On Time - Buck O'neil
       By: Chip Date: July 21, 2011, 9:07 pm
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       [CENTER]I Was Right On Time (1996)
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       Anyone that knows me, knows that I'm a Baseball fanatic. And
       every year, I always watch Ken Burns' Baseball documentary,
       usually at the start of Spring Training or at the beginning of
       the regular Baseball season. That's the case yet again this
       year. The only thing that's different this time is that instead
       of watching it once, I decided to watch the entire 9 innings
       again along with the the sequel The Tenth Inning as well.
       The reason why I love this series comes down to not just the
       sport itself, but the heart and soul of the documentary in the
       form of Buck O'Neil. This guy was pretty much an unknown to the
       general public outside of hardcore Baseball fans when the series
       premiered on PBS. Since then he has become the face of the
       documentary as well as an ambassador for the sport. He became a
       celebrity and rightly so. I can never get enough just listening
       to him talk about his time in baseball. His stories about
       Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and countless others are simply
       amazing to hear and relive.
       But rather than watching this again for a 3rd straight time, I
       thought now would be a good time to read his book, in his own
       words. The results would be I Was Right On Time. If you know
       Buck, or have watched the documentary Baseball, you will know
       that he has been telling his baseball stories to anyone that
       will listen for the past 60 plus years. I've heard all of them
       and I never get tired of hearing them and I want more.
       The book basically picks up where the documentary left off. By
       this, I mean that when you shoot filmed testimonies, a lot of
       the stuff is going to end up on the cutting room floor due to
       editing purposes. This book fills in and rounds out a lot of the
       stories that are told in the documentary. There's more to the
       man then what you see, This is a pretty good read and very
       insightful of how he was brought up and what he had to endure.
       The best stories of course still center around his relationship
       with Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.
       I highly recommend this book to everyone, whether your a fan of
       the sport or not. You will come away enlighten and a better
       person after you read this one. Pick it up and pass it along to
       a friend.
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