Stan the Man from Donora
June 9, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
Some months ago, I examined a pair of Stan Musial biographies at a friend’s request. Not long afterward, “Stan the Man“ hit the shelves. What makes Wayne Stewart’s book different? Stewart shares Musial’s hometown and writes much of the book from that perspective. How appropriate. Though Musial found stardom in a big way, he never […]
Some Stories About John Marzano
April 19, 2010 by Arne Christensen · 1 Comment
John Marzano died two years ago today at his home in Philadelphia. He’d spent his last three years as a player, 1996 through 1998, with the Seattle Mariners. To help remember him, here are some quotes and anecdotes from his time with the Mariners. With his fairly marginal status as a long-term backup catcher, Marzano […]
Ron Luciano on Life as an Umpire in the 1970s
February 18, 2010 by Arne Christensen · 1 Comment
A few months ago, the memory of devouring Ron Luciano’s four collections of tales and anecdotes from his umpiring days when I was a kid led me to look up the story of his suicide in 1995, 15 years and one month ago today. In the process, I discovered a long interview he gave back […]
