Today’s a good day to start an argument with your best friends or a bunch of strangers at a bar. Today’s the day we’re going to debate the priorities of Robert Tuchman’s new book, The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live. Honestly, I think he got it wrong, right off the top, listing... Continue Reading →
Peter Golenbock back to Brooklyn, plus the Tony Curtis story! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Peter Golenbock, In The Country of Brooklyn, American Prince: A Memoir You Midwesterners may disagree, but I don’t think there is any single place in this country more representative of the soul of America than Brooklyn and New Jersey. And the fact that I was born in the former and raised in... Continue Reading →
I’m Remembering Yankee Stadium with historian Harvey Frommer! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Harvey Frommer, author, Remembering Yankee Stadium There are two memories of Yankee Stadium that I hold dear. The first dates back to 1967. I was six years old and my grandfather took me to the House That Ruth Built for the first time to see my idol, Mickey Mantle. There are two... Continue Reading →
7 Peter Golenbock’s novel? Sex, balls, Marilyn, Mickey Mantle! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today, I am sitting in the St. Petersburg, Florida, dining room of popular sports writer, Peter Golenbock. Peter, who’s written many books about and with members of the New York Yankees, including: Dynasty; The Bronx Zoo, which he wrote with Sparky Lyle; Balls, written with Craig Nettles; Guidry, with Ron Guidry; Number One, written... Continue Reading →