Conversations with WWII Players

Eddie Robinson's New Podcast at Age 100

This week, Eddie Robinson, MLB's "Big Easy" turned 100. His birthday, celebrated on a Texas Rangers conference call and drive-by parade...

A Veterans Day Salute to Two MLB Players Named Bobby

“Country First, Baseball Second” On Veterans Day we honor generations of military veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. One of...

2020 World Series Game 6 Perspective Like No Other

It's uncharacteristically cold and drizzly at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. With Game 6 starting in a few hours I rang up...

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...

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...

Al Naples, Baseball and IBM Computers

Since this story was posted, Al passed away on February 26, 2021, at age 94, 18 days after he lost his wife Rosemary. The St. Louis...

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...

#BaseballisForever

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

“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...

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...

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