I saw the First Report on ESPN this morning and was actually both fascinated and saddened by the way he ended his life as those around him refused to allow him to know the truth about his illness and gave him hope throughout. Those letters were incredible, and the fact that he was so ashamed of his handwriting that his wife or a stamp had to be used from then on is an interesting look at the collecting side of the baseball great as well as to we can pinpoint to when he began to utilize (out of shame) a secondary method of ending correspondences. I wonder if those letters will ever see the light of day for collectors to own.
DanC
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