Eh.
His response to Jack Jablonski's coming out* told me all I needed to know about this old dog. Not interested in hearing his oldman stories. But good on you if this is your type of book. Glad the man is retiring for some more healthy sports storytellers to replace his types who outlasted their talents in the game.
I've been fortunate enough to hear some good stories in the press box over the years. Looking forward to reading some more.
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* Unlike Reusse, I immediately wondered if one of the kids who hit Jack in that high school hockey game and paralyzed him knew he was a gay man, something Jack reports now he was struggling with then.** It matters, guys. You straight heterosexuals rode your privileges for years while legal discrimination against homosexuals, and often violence against gays was openly tolerated back then.
Those days are looooong gone. Men like Reusse didn't do a damn thing to help change them, and not he's got the gall to tell Jack to shut up? Enjoy the book, Tyler. Give us a review because a lot of us won't bother wasting our time reading it.
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** “At 14, 15, my friend group, stereotypically, was your typical jocks and masculine athletes,” Jablonski says. “So for me, when you have those curiosities or conflicting things in your head, or just not understanding at the time, you’re just like, ‘Nah, whatever. It’s a phase or I’ll get over it or there’s no way.’ I was just like, ‘Well, there’s no way it’s true I’m gay. I’m a four-sport athlete. I have no stereotypical interests in anything that is perceived as quote-unquote gay. I’m not into any of that. I’m masculine.’
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