by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 11, 2012 | Asides
One of the few umpiring names that I know, I can recall several games that Wendelstedt called. His NYTimes obit here.
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 18, 2012 | Asides
I learned two things from that period after I retired as a player, when maybe things weren’t very clear for me. One, your friends will help you, and I’m lucky to have grown up in a place like Stamford, where I have a lot of loyal friends. Two, don’t be afraid to...
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 16, 2012 | Asides
Gary Carter, Exuberant Power-Hitting Catcher, Dies at 57 | NYTimes.com
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 16, 2012 | Asides
Poughkeepsie Journal, December 11, 1984
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 16, 2012 | Asides
First time I ever fell in love with any team from New York was when Gary Carter and the rest of ’86 Mets improbably beat the Red Sox in the World Series. Great player, incredibly sad loss. Gary Carter dies of brain cancer | via USA Today.com
