Thanks, Brett. One of my favs as well, since I have remembrances of Lee pitching. Most of the other articles were before my time.

Thanks! This one goes back to the time I spent over your and Rob’s house almost two years ago. Tough time, but fruitful in a way.

Thanks, Bat!

@Regurgitating Gordon Wood(got tired of ltf):

Don’t know if they referred to Zim as “Tight-butt”. At any rate, Zimmer flourished in the role of Asst. Manager for Joe Torre.
You could be correct; maybe there is lots of zany stuff that is going on But a number of oldtimers were certifiable, and wouldn’t be allowed in the ballpark, never mind taking the field. Could anyone imagine Rube Waddell as a major leaguer in the 21st century?

I fear what the gerbil was designated to do! Good stuff. Baseball is still like this, it is just limited because the public isn’t allowed to be in on the joke. Thanks for this, a good read this afternoon.

I did a cursory google of wawelander. Sounds like a potential candidate for the book. Thans, Steve, never heard of the guy.

@Jman:

Ross Ohlendorf is probably the smartest ballplayer in baseball. He seems to be a more talented version of Jay Hook. Look him up – played with the Mets in their initial season. Was a genius; could explain the aerodynamics of the curve ball, but had a great deal of difficulty throwing it successfully.

Thanks, John

@Jman:

Thanks. Unfortuantely, there is nobody remotely familiar with Bill Lee today. Or any of the lovable flakes of the past. Today, those that are considered “colorful” ballplayers are typically self-centered idiots with enlarged egos. The “Let Manny be Manny” syndrome. At least that is my opinion.

@steve b:

Thanks, Steve. Always looking for other ballplayers who follow the beat of a different drummer.

Thanks, from the great punkin’ head.

@AL KOHOLIC:

Kelly, you were the very first Razzballer to encourage me. I will always be thankful for that.

@simply fred:

And you, Fred, were right behind Kelly. My work wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for you guys. Yeah, remember those days of sit-ins, protesting Kent State on campus and liberating the Path tubes. Also remember the time that a good friend of mine had cooked us up some brownies. We were beginning to munch out when his Italian mother came home. She was so pleased to see that Tom had made up some brownies that she attacked them with a vengeance. What were we to do at that point? It was pretty interesting to observe her watching Johnny Carson.

@Princess Sparrowhawk:

Yes, Grey is a genious, outside of nudging me to draft Liriano last year to lead my staff. Never really recovered from that draft pick. Yet somehow I think that the lovely Princess may be a bit biased:)

Book is over 80% complete. Hope to have the writing finished by the end of the year. Then its off to find an editor.

@Joel:

Thanks, Mr Cub. One of the unfortunate things about baseball today is that there is an absence of flakes. Bill James should do one of his computer graphics to compile the decrease of flakes over the decades. There really isn’t anyone interesting anymore. Some would have said Manny, but his stuff is really not flakiness but self-centerdness.

Thanks, Joel

Thanks, good Doctor