Committing unnecessary surgeries is very, very rare. And it's very wrong.

I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.

There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits.

Because Cards' fans are the most knowledgeable and loyal in all of baseball, they booed almost reluctantly, polite as booing goes, what would have passes as a standing ovation in Philly.

Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.

Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred.

Committing unnecessary surgeries is very, very rare. And it's very wrong.