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Sports, the toy department of life, has a way of keeping things real. For me, coronavirus wasn’t real until this week. Oh sure, my portfolio was taking a pounding but...

We have very little in common. Come to think of it, we actually have a lot in common. Vernon Law will celebrate his 90th birthday next month. I’ll be 68...

Move over Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock and Vince Coleman.  You too Tim Raines, Maury Wills and Ty Cobb. Open the door for Tony Thomas. You remember Thomas, don’t you?  Drafted...

Thurman Munson died thirty-nine years ago Thurday.  It was August 2, 1979. Some from the younger set will ask ‘who was Thurman Munson?’  Others might recall the name.  But if...

The ink wasn’t even dry and I was asked the question. Actually, that’s not true. They don’t use ink anymore. But I still got asked the question. It was the...

I get knocked down by a cinco de bypass five months earlier, but I got up again. I get knocked down from cataract surgery six days prior, but I got...

An hour, maybe two from now, I'll step into the batter's box, wish the umpire a good morning, smooth the dirt with my back foot, give the catcher's right shin...

On Sunday we wrote about the book that I wasn't writing but wrote anyway. Then, a couple of hours after it posted I got this link from Gregg Kersey, who...

When former Yankee Fritz Peterson takes a few minutes out of his day to drop you a note, you're glad you did it. When the Dodgers' Maury Wills phones on...

With one swing of Mike LaValliere's bat, Steve Carlton's days as a Philadelphia Phillie were about to end. With one snap decision of LaValliere's managing mind, my days as a...

Sandy Koufax heaved a huge sigh of relief. So did The Baseball Encyclopedia for not having to print a new edition. For about a year, though, it looked like Koufax,...

Five months ago, almost to the day, I was lying a hospital bed fresh off shoulder surgery. Today, I just didn't want to take any chances. So before manager Mike...