My guest blogger for this blog is Jack Dolan. From 1963-1965, Jack served as Associate Producer at ABC-TV Sports working under the tutelage of Roone Arledge and with such well-known broadcasters as Jim McKay, Curt Gowdy, Jack Buck, Chris Schinkel, et. al. Jack contributed to an earlier blog where we both told our stories about …
Month: September 2013
I really looked forward to a special weekend which consisted of my 51st high school reunion at Hackensack High School on Saturday, Sept 21, followed on Sunday by Mariano Rivera Day and the New York Football Giant game. The reunion was fabulous as I turned the clock back to 1962. Driving home from the reunion Saturday …
This month I posted 2 blogs about Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe and why both should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. After reading my posts, my wife, Tara, reminded me about the day our family met Tommy John. Below is Tara’s story about what happened that day. In 1987, when our younger …
This posting will put forth the argument that both Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe be elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame (HOF). Both men would have to be elected by the Veterans Committee of the HOF. This committee considers executives, umpires, coaches, long-retired players, and other people who pioneered monumental positive changes to the …
When considering people who have made baseball better, of course the name Branch Rickey immediately comes to mind. By signing Jackie Robinson to a Dodger contract, Branch Rickey opened the door of Major League Baseball to African-Americans. In 1974, an orthopedic surgeon Dr. Frank Jobe introduced a surgical procedure of replacing a damaged ulnar collateral …