Baseball dinner party

[Casey2296]

For a fun party

Rube Waddell

Bob Uecker

Bill "Spaceman" Lee

Honorable mention

Yogi Berra

Al "Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky

Doc Ellis

And Max Patkin as the host.

[Mark17]

Waddell is a great centerpiece. I'd want to surround him with contemporaries, so they could share stories about other players they all knew.

I'll start with Wagner. He was a great storyteller and loved a good laugh. He and Rube were teammates with Louisville at the beginning of Rube's ML career, so they knew each other and certainly would've respected each others' talents. Plus, both liked to play with kids, so putting up with me would've been in their character.

The third guy I'd add would be Hans Lobert. He and Wagner were friends (Wagner lent Lobert his nickname) and from reading and hearing The Glory of their Times, Lobert was a lively, fun loving fellow.

My host would be Larry Ritter. I'd just sit there, tip a few, and listen.

Waddell
Wagner
Lobert
Ritter
Me

[Flintboy]

My brother Jimmy who played on the 14 and over select team in Toledo Ohio. My 2nd cousin removed Philip who made the T Ball team at age 5 and my friend Billy from high school who was the 2nd string shortstop.