Conversations with WWII Players

Vin Scully on 9/11 Anniversary

When COVID first began to spike I spoke with Vin Scully, who touched on how we got through the events of 9-11. He said, "firefighters an...

D-Day Limerick about Pointe Du Hoc

Former Dodgers’ pitcher Carl Erskine, 93, is the last surviving ball player famously shadowed by the late author Roger Kahn, who penned t...

Al Naples, 93, Baseball and IBM Computers

In the film "Forrest Gump," Tom Hanks opens a letter with the rainbow-colored Apple Computers logo, acknowledging that Lt. Dan has invest...

Tim Thompson, 96, The Catcher Who Flew Blimps

One of the most interesting players I've interviewed is Charles Lemoine "Tim" Thompson, 96, of Lewistown, PA. Thompson appeared in 187 m...

#BaseballisForever

Instead of #OpeningDayatHome, I have another hashtag courtesy of Los Angeles Dodgers former manager Tommy Lasorda: #BaseballisForever. Th...

“Play Another Day,” says Dr. Bobby Brown

Had a chance to speak with Dr. Bobby Brown yesterday, a man unparalleled as former third baseman for the Yankees, a 4x World Series champ...

Last Surviving "Boy of Summer" Praises Roger Kahn for Making Players Human

One of the greatest baseball books ever written may have been tossed in a drawer and forgotten, had it not been for Dodgers pitcher, Carl...

RIP George Yankowski, 97, Battle of the Bulge

Just learned of the passing of George Yankowski, an Army sniper in the Battle of the Bulge who told me about the sound of bullets whizzin...

Phillies Don Hasenmayer, 92, RIP

This week America lost another Greatest Generation MLB player and U.S. Navy veteran. Don Hasenmayer made his major-league debut on May 2,...

A Living Batboy With More Stories

So, you'll be hearing more soon from another batboy, now 87, who has come forth with some wonderful accounts of Chapel Hill during WWII. ...

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