JAHLIL OKAFOR IS MY NEW FAVORITE SIXER
Shortly after the NBA draft I was walking to an appointment in Center City when I saw a tall guy, really tall, about 15, maybe 20 yards in front of me, surrounded by a handful of other people. Quickly, I…
THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE HAMBURGER SIGN
Jim Bouton’s Ball Four was published in 1970 when I was 11 and sports were my entire world. I must have read Ball Four after it had been out a few years because I was interested in girls when I…