I seem to be spending an inordinate amount of time recalling all the rash and intemperate things I did before getting knocked down a few times helped to smarten me up. One of the items on my What-the-Hell-Was-I-Thinking list was the time somewhere around 1959 or 60, just before I moved to Hawaii, when I…
Regulars here know that I have followed the Boston Red Sox since I was a kid. I saw my first Red Sox game at Fenway Park on May 25, 1946. The final score was Red Sox 7, Yankees 4, and I have the box score from that game framed and hanging on my wall. Several…
Years ago, I had an interesting conversation with Bob Fontaine, a baseball lifer and general manager of the San Diego Padres at the time. We were watching 30 or 40 minor league players working out and I made some comment about there being a lot of talent out there on the field. “Do you…
This afternoon was the last of three of three baseball game I’ve seen here in Toronto and, I’m pleased to report, the Red Sox won two of the three. They are now moving on tonight for three games in Baltimore, while I am moving on tomorrow (Friday) to New York City for two nights and…