Straight Talk from the Wild Thing

When Mitch Williams threw the pitch that lost the 1993 World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies, his surprising reaction to the loss would go on to win the hearts and minds of Phillies everywhere. He didn't go into hiding or make excuses. Phillies fans recognized a stand-up guy and embraced him as one of their own. Straight Talk from Wild Thing is the story of his career, but more than that, it is inside baseball seen from many perspectives: sitting on a 10-hour minor league bus ride, standing on a pitcher's mound, and sitting in a clubhouse, a dugout, and a ranch in Texas, where a man who"retired" at age 32 struggled to figure out what to do next.