As somebody who grew up in a city with a minor-league team instead of a major-league one, and who frequented another city even further down the minor-league ladder, I always maintained a mental bookmark list of players I’d seen who made it to The Show, and some who came close with no cigar. This week …
As I’ve said before, I’ve often traced my yen to write about baseball back to my paternal grandfather, Bernard Jaffe. Last Tuesday, May 20, marked his centennial birthday, and with my various deadlines and other obligations out of the way, I’d like to honor his life and share some fond memories. Bernard — “Bernie” or …
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Slowly but surely, I’m settling into my new apartment in Brooklyn, but I’ve yet to unpack many of my baseball books or knickknacks, including my collection of about 20 bobbleheads. Among those is a special one I’ve been meaning to write about for over six months. In the summer of 2006, in anticipation of Tony …
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