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Article: Play Involving Paul Is One for the Books; Catcher's Writings Could Certainly Include Controversial Call
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- The Washington Post
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- October 14, 2005
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Josh Paul attended Vanderbilt University, an English major with a
soft spot for "Beowulf" and Yeats. "They taught me," he said of his
English professors, "how to express myself through writing. What a
gift that is. It opened up a whole new world to me." These days,
whenever his day job -- as the Los Angeles Angels' third-string
catcher -- permits, Paul spends long hours writing his first book,
a work of nonfiction on a subject close to his heart.
"It's about catching strategy -- all the subtle things that go
into the job," Paul said Wednesday afternoon, as the Angels took
batting practice at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field before Game 2 of
the American League Championship Series.
As part ...