Bob D’Angelo: “In the book, which is due out March 17, Firstman has selected 100 unique baseball names. Firstman’s prose has a winking, smirking, joking tone and has a good deal of snark. But Firstman also educates the reader about players’ names that have made us laugh, snicker and even cringe.”
“I was sold when the first player Firstman wrote about was St. Petersburg native Boof Bonser, although I was disappointed Piano Legs Hickman was not included. That doesn’t matter; Hall of Name is the kind of book where you can turn to any page and be entertained.”