Jacobsen: ‘If you want to play for green jackets, claret jugs and trophies, stay with the PGA Tour’ Also: On Vin Scully and Bill Russell, Steven Kwan and Adley Rutschman
Former Portlander Peter Jacobsen is always gracious in sharing his opinion on subjects such as golf and, well, just about anything.
An oldie but goody About a lot of oldies but goodies
“Voices of the Game”
By Curt Smith
Diamond Communications
This book, loaned to me to read by Bill Schonely, is quite likely the Bible of baseball broadcasting.
It offers historical perspective on baseball broadcasters and broadcasting from its beginning in 1921. Through 500-plus pages, it covers legends such as Bill Stern, Graham McNamee, Byrum Saum, Red Barber, Ernie Harwell, Vin Scully, Bob Prince, Curt Gowdy, Dick Enberg, Harry Caray, Joe Garagiola and even Jimmy Dudley, the latter Schonely’s partner during his one season with the American League Seattle Pilots.
Hank Aaron has passed, but in my heart, he’ll never be gone
Boyhood heroes never really die, do they?
They live forever, even when the boy himself grows old.
Henry “Hank” Aaron will live forever in my heart, the slugger with the sweet swing and the temperament to match.