Jacob Shymanski

And sometimes you just want to be told a story that's a story for a story's sake.

Or like a commentary on AI and art in the 21st century or something like that.

It's just a story.

It's not super deep with the themes.

It's just a good story.

It's not that deep.

I have a recommendation.

This is my favorite book of 2025.

It came out all the way back in 1970, but I only read it this summer.

And it coincided, well, it basically launched my new interest into baseball.

It's a baseball book that was recommended to me from like three separate people in my lives, like unrelated.

It was very weird.

It was just meant to be, I guess.

Ball Four by Jim Boughton.

Not a niche book by any means.

Very popular book.

it has somewhat of a cult following.

Because when it came out, it sort of blew up the entire baseball world.

Because you have to understand that back in the 1960s and before, there was this image of baseball players that they were these good old American boys with good values, working hard, embodying teamwork and camaraderie, just being good role models.

And this book...