o/t bobby thomson dies

[Peter_Spaeth]

If the signs were stolen all day why did they scratch out one run through 8 innings?

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

RIP Bobby. We all could take a lesson on classiness from his example.

Funny, I just happened upon the tape of the 1993 interview I conducted with him.

[cubsguy1969]

Anyone ever read Don DeLillo's "Underworld"? The prologue, "Pafko at the Wall," is a fictionalized account of a bunch of people (Sinatra, Hoover, Gleason, Toots Shor, Russ Hodges, along with a black kid from Harlem who somehow snags the ball) at the scene of Thomson's shot. Brilliant piece of writing.

Also, here's a delightful clip from Ernie Harwell about "The shot." What a charming man he was.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZuVXYa43E

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cubsguy1969

Anyone ever read Don DeLillo's "Underworld"? The prologue, "Pafko at the Wall," is a fictionalized account of a bunch of people (Sinatra, Hoover, Gleason, Toots Shor, Russ Hodges, along with a black kid from Harlem who somehow snags the ball) at the scene of Thomson's shot. Brilliant piece of writing.

Also, here's a delightful clip from Ernie Harwell about "The shot." What a charming man he was.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZuVXYa43E

It is a superb piece, truly brilliant.

[danc]

I first met him in regards to an article I was writing about the whereabouts of the ball for a horrible weekly publication.

A year later, DeLillo would dedicate the first 10% of his book to the event and throughout as a collector who was enthralled by the event.

A few weeks after the publication of Underworld, I get a phone call and it's Bobby, asking what this "Underworld" was? I explained to him, and he noted that he would very much like to meet the author, who is quite private.

I contacted DeLillo, who I knew a little at the time, and the two had lunch a few weeks later. A few months later I met up with Thomson for lunch.

His health had been bad the last few years and he will be missed. He was one of my favorite athletes as he treated everyone with kindess.

DanC

[cubsguy1969]

Cool story, DanC. That would have been some lunch. Would love to know what all they talked about.

[tbob]

I wonder if there is a corner in Heaven where you can sit down and talk to Ernie Harwell and listen to his stories He was class personified. I watched the Costas interview on TV a year or so ago when he was asked about the next World Series and he turned to Costas and told him he wouldn't be there to see it. Made your eyes water. Maybe Buck O'Neill is in that corner too.

[tbob]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If the signs were stolen all day why did they scratch out one run through 8 innings?

Well, Peter, you might know a fastball is coming but you still have to hit it!