Mel Didier was one of the countless players who rounded out a team’s roster. Never a
star, or even a regular player for the most part, he remained in the game on the sidelines, as a coach and scout, so he has a few stories to tell, which he does in Podnuh, Let Me Tell You a Story.
The writer of this piece describes himself as a long time friend, so when he says, “If you buy one baseball book this winter, you can’t go wrong buying this one,” you have to take it with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, it’s the stories of players like Didier that do present a more realistic image of the game than those of the superstars.
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