Curt Flood, Of Course, Was In A

1946, If My Memory Is Correct. Harry "the Cat" Brecheen Went Against The Red Sox In Game 7. I Stayed Home To Listen, Practically Had My Head Inside The Radio.

Growing Up Is A Ritual, More Deadly Than Religion, More Complicated Than Baseball, For There Seem To Be No Rules. Everything Is Experienced For The First Time.

I Became Exclusively An American League Fan When They Instituted The Dh Rule, And Will Remain So Until The National League Moves Out Of The Dark Ages.

If You Build It, He Will Come.

I Am An Old-fashioned Storyteller. I Try To Make People Laugh And Cry. A Fiction Writer's Duty Is To Entertain. If You Can Sneak In Something Profound Or Symbolic, So Much The Better.