260 - Bo Belinsky: Everything Has a Price w/ David Krell

David Krell is a returning guest and the author of "Bo Belinsky: The Rise, Fall and Rebound of a Playboy Pitcher," (McFarland & Co., 2025) the first full-length biography of Bo Belinsky. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:49 Finding Bo Belinksy
• 4:42 "Belinksy was in the headlines."
• 7:05 "There was always this mischievious quality about him."
• 12:21 "No sir, my Dad wanted Mr. Belinsky's autograph."
• 16:56 "Nobody would indulge the way he did."
• 19:54 "Hawai'i was where he was going to top out."
• 22:29 "He was putting the people in the seats."
• 27:50 "Bad publicity when it festers is just going to get worse."
• 32:38 "I did not know how deep that addiction went."
• 35:27 "Everything has a price."
• 42:04 Conclusion