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I was lucky enough to be at Game 1 of the 2007 WS. Pedroia leads off the bottom of the first. Takes a pitch, then BOOM! HR. Romp follows.

Thanks for the YouTube summary, Archer1979. I miss Pedroia.

Reading The Summer Game changed me from being a fan of one team to being a fan of baseball. It and The Glory of Their Times are the most influential baseball books I've read in the past fifty years.

They had an early 100th birthday party for him in Brooklin, Maine, a few weeks ago. Governor Janet Mills was there to declare Roger Angell Day, which was pretty cool. He's the only writer to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (writers' section, of course) and also to the American Academy of...

This is great. Thank you. Eloquent, heartfelt, insightful, highly personal but also objective and rational. Very, very well done. Please keep us posted on any developments.

Bottom of the fifth . . . less than an hour into the broadcast!

Well, huh. Glad I didn't offer to bet anyone. But the Buccos won, and that's all that count. Have stood at home plate in Posvar Hall at Pitt, FWIW.

I respectfully disagree. I'm quite sure it's Bob Prince. I grew up listening to Mel Allen's voice, and while that's a long time ago now, I feel fairly confident that I can still distinguish between it and someone else's voice.

No, that is not Mel Allen announcing.

Interesting how the announcer didn't make a big deal out of the checked swing--didn't say "Boy, was he lucky getting away with that!" or anything to that effect, just called it a checked swing, gave the count, and waited for the next pitch. Fascinating! Thanks!

A nice tribute by Ira Berkow: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/sports/baseball/al-kaline-tigers-outfield.html

Opening Day, 2005. The opening ceremonies were beyond fantastic. Of course. Near the end, there was a moment of silence for the recently departed Pope John Paul II. There was also a moment of silence for the late, great Dick Radatz. The ballpark was absolutely silent. Then some leatherlungs over...

In Zim's defense (sorry), wasn't he yelling, "No, no, no!" but what was heard was, instead, "Go, go, go!"? I'm talking about Game Six.

"The face of an early suicide"? Yikes!

Thanks! All with two out and nobody on base. Sweet!