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Life is hard. Life with a mental illness is harder. Life as a celebrity with a known mental illness is harder still, as Jim Piersall discovered. But Piersall's illness was also hard for others, including the Boston Red Sox, who decided life was simpler without him 67 years ago this week and traded him to Cleveland. On this anniversary, Mike and Bill look back at the first ballplayer to speak openly about his mental health struggles, how they affected his life and career positively and negatively, and how he both succeeded and failed to stay on top of them in a time where there was little support or understanding available.
Plus, happy birthday to Marty Marion and Ray Durham!
And farewell to Gary Gray and Randy Moffitt.
By Mike Bates and Bill Parker4.3
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Life is hard. Life with a mental illness is harder. Life as a celebrity with a known mental illness is harder still, as Jim Piersall discovered. But Piersall's illness was also hard for others, including the Boston Red Sox, who decided life was simpler without him 67 years ago this week and traded him to Cleveland. On this anniversary, Mike and Bill look back at the first ballplayer to speak openly about his mental health struggles, how they affected his life and career positively and negatively, and how he both succeeded and failed to stay on top of them in a time where there was little support or understanding available.
Plus, happy birthday to Marty Marion and Ray Durham!
And farewell to Gary Gray and Randy Moffitt.

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