That's a good point, Robin. My first ballpark memo...

2010-02-18T17:49:13.359-08:00

That's a good point, Robin. My first ballpark memory is quite vivid, but every detail of it is impossible according to Retrosheet. Still, sometimes you can find the disparate threads that become woven into a single tale, and I was surprised that I wasn't able to find anything solid in this case.

These "stories" pop up in all walks of life. I thi...

2010-02-18T09:16:02.111-08:00

These "stories" pop up in all walks of life. I think by the end of our lives, people don't even remember whether it was real or not.

If you read stories about Satchel Paige, it is so difficult to tell how many of those stories are/could be true. Same with Bob Gibson, Babe Ruth, all the greats. I think that is what makes the stories so interesting though is that the person was so unbelievable at what they did, it makes the unbelievable story, believable.

Comments on Never Too Much Baseball: Another Great Story Bites The Dust

That's a good point, Robin. My first ballpark memo...

These "stories" pop up in all walks of life. I thi...