Lee Lowenfish

[this post appeared originally on booktrib.com and has been expanded]
Three score and nine years ago I arrived on this earth. June 27, 1942. I beat future Red Sox shortstop RICO PETROCELLI by one year, “Mr. Florida Marlin” and onetime Oriole first baseman JEFF CONINE by several years and by even more JIM JOHNSON the  Read More 

Two great sports quotations lead my post this steamy early June morning in NYC.

"Baseball taught me more about life than real life ever did."
-Hall of Fame second baseman/broadcaster Joe Morgan

"Humans often end up forgiving infidelity. But golf never does." Thomas Boswell
on Tiger Woods's decision not to play US Open -Wash Post June 8, 2011

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