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Paul Byrd Is Penning a 'Graphic' Journal

Sep 11, 2007 – 5:28 PM
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You may not know Paul Byrd intimately. But fret not, for he is keeping a journal of the sordid details of his life on the road as a ballplayer. You know, his struggles as a man of faith on the road with pornography while he is away from his wife.

Wait. What?
It's called "The Free Byrd Project,'' a candid and graphic look at how he has managed to remain true to his faith despite the pitfalls associated with a ballplayer's daily lifestyle.

"It's not politically correct. It's not for a 10-year-old. It's not a bubble gum-feel good book. It's only for a certain audience,'' Byrd said. "It's more of a personal account of things I've struggled with - conversations I've had with Atheist ballplayers, coming clean with some issues I've had, like struggling with pornography on road trips when you're missing your wife - all those things you encounter because of this lifestyle. So it's not a book that shows me as having it all together. But it's not going to point fingers or sell anybody out. If anything, it's going to just be me selling myself out a little bit with some of my struggles.''
Um, I'm not sure just how "graphic" this thing is going to get. But frankly, I'm a bit frightened.

(Via the Futon Report.)
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