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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...


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...


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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