Written by David Eyre Jr.Directed by Robin B. Armstrong It’s the year 1957 in California. Roy Dean Bream (portrayed by William Russ) is an aging pitcher still stuck in the minor leagues. […]
Book Review: If At First by Keith Hernandez and Mike Bryan – Game By Game
As the baseball season winds down, and my team is no longer competing, I look for ways to keep myself connected to the game while I wait for “next year.”. That usually […]
Movie Review: 61* – Roger Maris Got a Raw Deal in New York
Written by Hank SteinbergDirected y Billy Crystal New York fans are brutal, there’s just no two ways about it. Through the years I’ve seen great players broken by a combination of the […]
DVD Review: 1986 World Series New York Mets Collector’s Edition – Simply Amazin’
It’s now been thirty five years since what I could honestly say was the most memorable summer and fall of my life. There are several reasons why I say that, but one […]
Book Review: Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella – Field of Dreams with J.D. Salinger
This book was the basis for the film Field of Dreams. A few things have been changed (J.D. Salinger apparently was not willing to be represented in the film), but if you […]
Movie Review: Pride of the Yankees – A Baseball Fairy-Tale Based on a Real Story
Written by Paul Gallico, Jo Swerling, and Herman J. MankiewiczDirected by Sam Wood Throughout the years of baseball, many of the heroes of the era have had their images torn down and […]
Movie Review: Eight Men Out – The Best Baseball Film Ever
Written by Eliot Asinof and John SaylesDirected by John Sayles The game of baseball back around 1919 was quite a bit different from the game we know now. There were the aesthetic […]
Book Review: Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig in His Time by Ray Robinson – Simply Baseball’s Greatest Player
One player I admired throughout my life was Lou Gehrig. This is despite my distaste for all things New York Yankee as he was one stalwart who seemed to share the same […]
Book Review: One Pitch Away by Mike Sowell – What Happened During & After the 1986 Baseball Season
Being a New York Mets fan, the 1986 baseball season was the ultimate high in my life. I say that even having had three children, that’s how much of a fanatic I […]
2021 Road Trip Day 4: Tinley Park, IL to Waterloo, IA – Geocaching, Star Trek, and Baseball
So many places to see, so little time…. Initially, my outline had me staying in Davenport, IA overnight. I didn’t make it that far, so I still had to get through all […]
Thoughts From the Mountain Top 