Yogi Berra, Bill Lee, they were irreverent, poked fun at the stodgy owners and managers.

He bats like a lightning rod.

Any game becomes important when you know and love the players.

Discovered W. Somerset Maugham in about 5th grade. Didn't understand the plots, but loved the descriptions.

I lost my wife Barbara to cancer few years ago. I would give whatever time I have left to spend one more day with her.

Until Color TV came along, BW TV was too muddy to be enjoyable.

I am an old-fashioned storyteller. I try to make people laugh and cry. A fiction writer's duty is to entertain. If you can sneak in something profound or symbolic, so much the better.