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Drivin' With Tommy, Happy 92nd Sept. 22
Earlier this year I met Tommy Lasorda, thanks to his assistant Felipe Ruiz, who arranged a casual Sunday afternoon coffee at his local...


Eddie Robinson, Penning Next Book
At 98 Eddie Robinson is the second-oldest living MLB player and the 1948 World Series champion is busy penning his second book. The...


Val Heim, From Saipan to Cattle Ranching, Still Going Strong
Over the past two weeks I've had long conversations with former White Sox player Val Heim, the oldest-living MLB who is still going...


Alex Grammas, The Golden Greek
In the past few weeks MLB baseball has lost Tom Jordan, 99, Wally Westlake, 98, Clint Conatser, 98, and Charlie Silvera, 94. Alex...


Wally Westlake, 98, RIP, Memories of Jackie Robinson, Stengel, Greenberg
Wally Westlake, MLB's oldest-living WWII veteran passed away peacefully on Sept. 6. When we spoke earlier this year the Sacramentan (and...


Cloyd Boyer, 92, Advice to Kids: "Work Hard, Play Hard"
Cloyd Boyer (pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Athletics) recently celebrated his 92nd birthday and lives in Jasper,...


Talk with Clint Conatser, 98, RIP, August 23, 2019
When I spoke with Clint Conatser earlier this year he'd lost his eyesight but vividly described the sandy playground in Los Angeles where...


Carl "Oisk" Erskine, TV's First MLB Game
Had a great time working on a feature recalling players' memories of first MLB on TV. Grateful to Dodgers historian, Mark Langhill, for...


Whiz Kid Sense of Humor
Bob Miller, a Phillies "Whiz Kid," who won the NL pennant in 1950 is one of my all-time favorite people. The Michigan Hall of Fame coach...


Val Heim, 98, MLB's Oldest Living Player
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Val Raymond Heim, 98, who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1942, leaving at the end of...
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