What Earl wouldn’t doIn the mid 1960’s, a mad dog had been running loose in the farm town of about 50 residents a few miles south of my own little downstate…May 28May 28
The cat that wouldn’t shut upI don’t know if all girlfriends come with cats, but mine sure seemed to, most of them anyway.May 7May 7
Is baseball coming apart at the seams?Major League Baseball has made a few changes to improve the game. A pitch clock has made it faster, bigger bases have made it more…May 2May 2
Charlie and the Boones FarmCharlie McCreary was a nut, and may still be for all I know. He was deaf in his left ear and almost deaf in the other. He wore his hair…Mar 21Mar 21
Night of the huntedI grew up wanting to be a baseball player. And if I couldn’t be a baseball player I wanted to be the next-best thing: a sportswriter.Mar 15Mar 15
The Cat that Caused all the CommotionI once came across a little black cat. Turns out he was the neighborhood cat. Being feral, he didn’t belong to anybody and although no…Mar 2Mar 2
TommyWith spring training beginning this week I thought I’d start off with a baseball story. This one is about Tommy Lasorda, legendary manager…Feb 22Feb 22
CrossroadWhen I was a kid growing up on the farm, getting up a baseball game wasn’t easy, because for one, I was the only one at home who wanted to…Feb 21Feb 21
No, Dorothy, not now, not everI could never make love to a woman named Dorothy. There. That’s the punch line. Now, let me give you the back story.Feb 16Feb 16
Whole Foods goes to the dogsIf any of you remember Art Buchwald, this will read better if you copy his style.Feb 14Feb 14