SITE COMMENTS 

 

" You have some serious talent, my friend. I'd recommend all board members to visit your site. " Dr. Rafael Tenorio, Economics, DePaul University, moderator Delphi Boxing Forum

 

"Checked out your site and it's well done. It's an interesting collection for sure." Scott Parks, AFL site

 

"You are a very talented man". Alexis Harrold, member Mensa Society

 

"Keep up the good work on your page." Bill Shubb, webmaster '48 Oakland Oaks site

 

"Very nice! You've got some great poems/stories on there." Chris Holaday, editor of Professional Baseball in North Carolina and Baseball in North Carolina's Piedmont

 

POETRY/PROSE COMMENTS

 

 Fame's Fifth Cousin:  "I never knew baseball could be so eloquently put. Bravo!" Ruth Kennedy

 

The Golden Year: "I liked the tone. The allusion to Lamont Cranston, a fictional, but torn, bittersweet, yet popular character was very apt." John O'Brien

 

The Golden Year: "how difficult it must be to write an *interpretation* and capture the essence of Bix , as you have done, in only a few dozen words." Norman Field 

 

The Golden Year: "Your poem does not do much for me. It does not move me nor does it give me any new insights into Bix's music." Dr. Albert Haim (retired) Chemistry, SUNY and webmaster, Bixography site

 

Wergle Flomp Contest: "Dan, you've done it again." Charlene Fitzgerald

 

Wergle Flomp Contest: "GREAT WORK!! LET'S SEE MORE OF IT!!!! Connie Duncan

 

The Question Mark: "I continue to be impressed by not only your writing skills, but also your knowledge of baseball history. This one was really good." Dr. David Marasco, Physics, Northwestern University, webmaster , The Diamond Angle

 

Characters: "Great poem Dan." Bob Abrams

 

Characters:"It's a really great piece. Can't keep stuff like that off the front page." David Marasco

 

Characters: "Nice poem." Jack Strichman, spade guru, featured on MSN'S "The Zone"

 

If This Lady's Not it, I'm Going Gay: "Now I know where the nickname "Dan the Man" began! You are the bomb!" Angela Brady, authoress of two books 

                 

Sports poetry page:"GREAT PAGE!" Bob Marquette 

 

MISCELLANY

 

"Glad to see Dan Taylor finally got his own section. He's one of the leading lights of the (The Diamond Angle) magazine." Scotty '76

 

 

The Yankees have long been attached to Bay area players. The first appeared after WW1 in Francisco Pezzola(Ping Bodie), and in 1925 they got two at once; Tony Lazzeri and Mark Koenig. A decent hitter, Koenig was a popgun among howitzers. Lifetime average .275. 

Curley Ogden was pawn in one of  the World Series' best dramas. Starting pitcher in 1924's game 7, he forced Giant manager John McGraw to use his left handed lineup. After facing 2 batters Washington's  Bucky Harris pulled him for lefthanded George Mogridge, which forced McGraw to strip his bench. When Harris went with righthanded Walter Johnson in the 8th Sir Walter k'ed 5 men in 4 innings. That, plus several acts of God, won the Senators their only championship in 68 years.