“Doug Harvey was a stickler for the rules. When Harvey was in the minor leagues, all the other umpires would go out to a bar. But he’d be back in hotel room to spend at least one hour a day reading the rules. He knew the rule book better than anybody else.” UmpiresMlbDoug Harvey Author:Peter Golenbock
“Michael Bohn provides a rare opportunity to experience the American sporting scene in the Roaring Twenties. A constant stream of legendary characters marches across these pages. You’ll meet them all: The Babe, The Four Horsemen, The Manassa Manassas Mauler, The Wheaton Iceman, Bill Tilden, Gertrude Ederle, and Grantland Rice, the sportswriter whose purple prose made them all come alive.” MadeCharacterOpportunityFourAliveScenePagesTwentiesBillsConstantStreamsProseMarchPurpleRiceBabeLegendaryRoaringHorsemenGertrudeFour HorsemenRare OpportunitiesRoaring Twenties Author:Peter Golenbock
“What sets these - and all - racers apart from less daredevilish mortals is their complete lack of fear and their joy of doing something on the edge. They love to speed because it is dangerous.” JoyDangerousEdgesSpeedMortalsRacingCar RacingRacersFunny Car Racing Author:Peter Golenbock
“During the 1920s New York Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert once described his perfect afternoon at Yankee Stadium. 'It's when the Yankees score eight runs in the first inning,' Ruppert said, 'and then slowly pull away.'” FirstsSaidRunningPerfectNew YorkBaseballEightScoreOwnersAfternoonYankeesStadiumsNew York YankeesJacobYankee Stadium Author:Peter Golenbock
