More About Ted Kluszewski and Me

September 9, 2013 by Greg Howell · Leave a Comment

“Earl’s not gonna like that mustache.” Earl was Earl Smith, head baseball coach at East Carolina University. The mustache was mine. Tim Bayless was a starting pitcher for the ECU Pirates and he knew I soon was headed to the school with the intention of becoming a Pirate. On this particular day, however, Tim picked […]

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Crowning Achievement: The Man Behind the Kansas City Royals’ Logo

December 7, 2011 by James Forr · 2 Comments

At Kauffman Stadium not long ago, someone introduced Shannon Manning to a fan and his young son. The boy had never heard of Manning and couldn’t understand why he was supposed to be so impressed. The father just pointed to his kid’s Royals cap and explained wryly, “Without this fellow, your hat would just be […]

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Overbearing, Ostentatious and Odd

June 30, 2011 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment

Overbearing, ostentatious, odd. All three words could describe the way Charlie O. Finley operated. You won’t want to miss this week’s read, “Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball’s Super Showman” by G. Michael Green and Roger D. Lanius. Read this book because: 1. Charlie Finley did some good. Up until the end of his […]

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The No. 8 Most Quotable Figure in Baseball History

June 14, 2011 by David Nathan · 1 Comment

There are few nicknames in all of sports better than Mr. October. The very nature of the moniker keeps Reginald Martinez Jackson in the conversation of the best Big Game performers, and his status in the lexicon of Great Yankees is assured. Coming out of Arizona State, Reggie was drafted 2nd overall by the Kansas […]

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