I loved your telling of the Murakami story, Roger. Really well done. 1965 was the first year I collected baseball cards, so you’ve recently been speaking directly to some of my fondest memories. It’s nice to know that my young perception of Masanori wasn’t wrong - he really was as good as I perceived, I recall being so proud that my Giants had gone all the way to Japan in their hunt for talent. I assumed at the time that there was a Japanese American contingent in SF that would be welcoming and justifiably proud - I wonder if anyone can confirm that?
Apparently I managed to just NOT include Brandon Crawford on my roster. And Conner Menez. Dumb! Should have just left it alone. Now I don't know who to drop off
After watching Broadway blow away the PCL in early 2015, I described it as "like watching a polar bear fight a taco."
I stand by that.
I loved your telling of the Murakami story, Roger. Really well done. 1965 was the first year I collected baseball cards, so you’ve recently been speaking directly to some of my fondest memories. It’s nice to know that my young perception of Masanori wasn’t wrong - he really was as good as I perceived, I recall being so proud that my Giants had gone all the way to Japan in their hunt for talent. I assumed at the time that there was a Japanese American contingent in SF that would be welcoming and justifiably proud - I wonder if anyone can confirm that?
Apparently I managed to just NOT include Brandon Crawford on my roster. And Conner Menez. Dumb! Should have just left it alone. Now I don't know who to drop off