Catch You Later: The Autobiography of Johnny Bench

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Summary: A Review of the Life of a future HOFer
Review: From growing up in small town Binger, OK to becoming one of the most popular baseball players of his time, Catch You Later provides insight into the joys and struggles of achieving ones dream. Bench, who enjoyed a career that landed him in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 speaks about his troubled marriage and divorce, his up's and down's in his career (at least through the time of publishing 1979) and his closeness with his family. The best part of his story is what it was like to be a key member of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine. From playing American Legion ball in Oklahoma to being the 1976 World Series MVP and saving the Reds from elimanation in the 1972 National League Championship Series against Pittsburgh with a bottom of the 9th game tying home run, Catch You Later makes you feel like you accompanied Bench on his travels.

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Summary: Candid Johnny Bench
Review: I first received this book for Christmas from my grandparents in either 1979 or 1980. I was only 15 years old when I read it for the first time back then, but I enjoyed reading what it was like playing for the Big Red Machine, my all time favorite team.

Bench was very candid about his career, his past, family, teammates and women. He does talk about some of his liasons with females (which was eye opening to a young teenager :)). But I still have this book and occasionally will look through it. To me, Johnny is the greatest catcher ever. Any fan of Bench or the Reds of the '70s would enjoy this book, of you can find it!