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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

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Finding Bo Belinksy (00:01:49)

3. "Belinksy was in the headlines." (00:04:42)

4. "There was always this mischievious quality about him." (00:07:05)

5. "No sir, my Dad wanted Mr. Belinsky's autograph." (00:12:21)

6. "Nobody would indulge the way he did." (00:16:56)

7. "Hawai'i was where he was going to top out." (00:19:54)

8. "He was putting the people in the seats." (00:22:29)

9. "Bad publicity when it festers is just going to get worse." (00:27:50)

10. "I did not know how deep that addiction went." (00:32:38)

11. "Everything has a price." (00:35:27)

12. Conclusion (00:42:04)

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