He had a killer sense of humor. Does anyone remember a couple of seasons ago he was in the booth during a Mets game and was telling the story of when he was negotiating a contract with Branch Rickey after Kiner had put up just absurdly great power numbers, and Branch Rickey told him: "If we can finish in last place with you, we can finish in last place without you"?
The memory is vague but still there. He was just so humble about it. It was a rare treat when he would pop in the booth. It would just be once in a while during a weekend home game.
He always smiled and looked happy the entire time. What an awesome 91 years this guy had!
Derek
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