The place holds a special place in my heart as it was there I got to shake Jack Buck's hand, something I mentioned in one of the first posts last year. He and Shannon used to call the games from a glorified table at the back of the seats behind home plate. They were pretty much just right out there a few rows behind us. No press box at that time. I told him one of the hardest things about moving to Florida was never being able to turn on a radio and hear his calls. Just how the fuck did I survive down here pre-internet??!?!So this Jayson Stark story about the end of Al Lang left me very sad indeed. It is a terrific read, though. Of course, any baseball article that mentions George Kissell at length is stellar by definition.
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