Critical Reception
The book also drew attention for Sparky's colorful manner of speech. The Los Angeles Times noted that Sparky needed to read a bit more about the Websters (Noah and Daniel) based on Sparky's statement in the book: "I've heard or read all of the adjectives old Daniel Webster put in his dictionary, and none of them does my bullpen justice."
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