[JulieRNR21]

Not to intrude on your baseball chat but I was a Dodger fan (as a child) when they were still in Brooklyn (If you are too young & missed those wonderful days read 'The Boys of Summer").

My Dad & I went to many games with and it broke our hearts when they moved to LA. We rooted for the Mets for awhile. Anyone remember Marvelous Marvin Thorneberry?

Eventually I forgave them and became a Dodger fan all over again when I lived in LA!

[daisyscarlett]

Oh my, I have indeed read Roger Kahn's great book, The Boys of Summer. And I concur with a lot of folks in the literary field who consider it to be the best book about baseball ever written and I know it is the best one I have ever read and I have read a lot of them, all the way from Jim Bouton's (expose hee hee) Ball 4 and the last one I read was George Will's book which he wrote a couple of years ago.

And do I remember Marvelous Marv....You bet I do and a lot of other Mets because I lived in Buffalo and Buffalo was the farm club for the early Mets. In fact, I even went to a game and saw Marvelous Marv on one of his many trips back to the Minors. He was a big draw....

Did you ever go to Chavez Ravine? I'm sure you have....The first time I went there I was so awestruck....

Nothing more American than baseball....If the Padres were in town tonight, I would probably be there watching the fireworks.....

[daisyscarlett]

I am impressed that you went to Gil Hodges house. I have read about him but was not following the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. Did you ever go to Ebbets Field? I went to Yankee Stadium one time and saw Maris and Mantle. And did you read Roger Kahn's other baseball book "Season in the Sun". I have not read that one but think I will put it on my list of Books to read real soon...So did you meet Roger Kahn when he signed your book or did you pay oodles of money for it on EBay, lol...

[ST.LOUIE1]

Not to intrude on your baseball chat but I was a Dodger fan (as a child) when they were still in Brooklyn ....
(If you are too young & missed those wonderful days read 'The Boys of Summer").

Wow! Bet you have some great memories of Da Bums!

I've read the book, plus - saw a documentary not too long ago.

I'd love to have seen Campy, the Duke, Furillo etc, in person.