G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted January 4, 2019 Posted January 4, 2019 Marty Noble brings it here...https://tinyletter.com/NYBBWAA/letters/issue-6https://tinyletter.com/NYBBWAA/letters/issue-6Love how much detail he retains from tracking a Spring Training story whose significance would have to be described as fleeting when it was reported.
Guest 41Forever Guests Posted January 4, 2019 Posted January 4, 2019 That's golden, and should be required for anyone covering baseball today. I had come to know Zimmy the old-fashioned way -- by being around him, treating him with respect, laughing at his stories (they were legitimately hilarious because of how he delivered them) and listening to his responses to what I thought were good questions. He knew more that I did about the game. And even if he said something I disagreed with, he was the story. I wasn't. I listened.And this conversation with Whitey Ford is classic:I explained that parts of obituaries are written well before deaths occur so that stories can be posted quickly when deaths do come. "Newspapers have many obits done for famous people," I said. "The [New York] Times updates the President's almost every day."After a moment's thought, Whitey looked at me quizzically and asked, "So, did you write mine?"I said, "Yeah, as a matter of fact, I did.""How'd it turn out?" he asked.And I said, "OK. I've known you personally since -- what? -- '74, and I was a Yankees fan as a kid. I had a lot to say about you.""What'd you say?" was Whitey's next question."Well, you know, we get along," I said. "I took care of you, don't worry. You won 236 games. I gave you 241. No one will notice."Then Whitey laughed, his eyes brightened and he asked, "Did they publish it yet?"
Johnny Lunchbucket Old-Timey Member Posted January 4, 2019 Posted January 4, 2019 Terrific. Gotta admire his competitiveness, and as I noted in the TCD thread, the idea that papers compete anymore is almost dead. Love knowing Newsday had a 4 am deadline and the contrast to today's shove-it-out-there deadlines. Love that he saw an oiled 1B glove on the stool, damn!I was worried Marty was sick or something, hadn't seen him out there in some time.
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