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My Eight Innings of Baseball Joy
By David LeVine
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David LeVine has learned more from baseball than anything else, and he’s rubbed elbows with some of the game’s most colorful personalities as a broadcaster, businessman, and fan.
This series of vignettes highlight his eight innings of life observing the game, beginning with his boyhood in the 1940s. He still recalls the 1946 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, when the Cardinals’ Enos Slaughter slid across home plate with the winning run, scoring from first. The next day on the playground, all anyone cared about was running the bases.
The author never did play for his high school team, but he would have been its best outfielder. The problem was, he couldn’t hit – but his love for the game went beyond wearing a uniform.
As a broadcaster, he had the chance to meet (and become friends with) some of the game’s most interesting characters, including Yankee icon Billy Martin.
Join the author as he celebrates his love for the game and reveals glimpses of players that fans have rarely seen.
This series of vignettes highlight his eight innings of life observing the game, beginning with his boyhood in the 1940s. He still recalls the 1946 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, when the Cardinals’ Enos Slaughter slid across home plate with the winning run, scoring from first. The next day on the playground, all anyone cared about was running the bases.
The author never did play for his high school team, but he would have been its best outfielder. The problem was, he couldn’t hit – but his love for the game went beyond wearing a uniform.
As a broadcaster, he had the chance to meet (and become friends with) some of the game’s most interesting characters, including Yankee icon Billy Martin.
Join the author as he celebrates his love for the game and reveals glimpses of players that fans have rarely seen.
Author
David LeVine
David LeVine, now 82 years old, enjoyed a successful sales and management career with two Fortune 500 companies. He was also a broadcaster, television anchor, and radio announcer of Las Vegas fights. Throughout his life, he’s had an uncanny ability to befriend Major League players and announcers. He’s also the author of A Minnesotan Takes A U-Turn. He lives in Fargo, North Dakota.
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