In “Breaking Away,” front-runner in many lineups of inspirational and sports movies, an Indiana teen, just months younger than the late Kevin Ward, idolizes a team of Italian bicyclists. Training hard, he gets to compete with them and proves himself their equal. That is, until one of them hurls a tire pump through his sprockets, knocking him out of the … [Read more...] about Base Paths and the incident at Canandaigua Motor Speedway
Calico Joe
Calico Joe, USPS stamps and Base Paths
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith To baseball insiders, “this team looks good on paper” is no compliment. But this week the sport itself looks good on paper, and it is. Four magnificent baseball portraits – Joe DiMaggio, Larry Doby, Willie Stargell and Ted Williams – hit post offices this weekend. And John Grisham’s lovely baseball novel “Calico Joe” … [Read more...] about Calico Joe, USPS stamps and Base Paths