At one time I'd been to every park except Baltimore and Houston, but can't even keep track of who plays where these days.

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

Have never been a minor league fan.

He bats like a lightning rod.

If you build it, he will come.

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

Read! Read! Read! And then read some more. When you find something that thrills you, take it apart paragraph by paragraph, line by line, word by word, to see what made it so wonderful. Then use those tricks next time you write.