tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post9160857517794879611..comments2023-06-17T04:06:52.667-07:00Comments on Capers With Carroll: TRUE BLUE: Reviewing a ten-year-old bookBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789535627537515126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post-8350661623738926572012-07-30T21:38:35.524-07:002012-07-30T21:38:35.524-07:00Steve, if Dodger fans and Giants fans need an excu...Steve, if Dodger fans and Giants fans need an excuse to overcome the rivalry and be friends, they only need to look to Johnny Roseboro and Juan Marichal, who (after their dust-up) went on to become friends, and hung out together in the off seasons. Delsohn mentions that.<br /><br />I haven't been involved in baseball the way you have, but the only serious crack in my Dodger fanhood came in the '70s, when Atlanta's catcher, Biff Pocaroba, was a cousin-in-law. Today, I feel some hometown pride in Mills and Hill, but I don't often check the stats.<br /><br />I'm reading California history, especially around one week in September, 1966, which is where my novel is placed. The Dodgers and Giants had a great race going that year, and it gets mentioned in the book.<br /><br />I probably won't find time to review <i> The Boys of Summer </i>, but it was a very enjoyable read.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789535627537515126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post-6849260201540042232012-07-30T19:16:44.574-07:002012-07-30T19:16:44.574-07:00Though I will differ on the choice of your team, I...Though I will differ on the choice of your team, I will give you kudos for fervor. Baseball has a rhythm that allows introspection and thought. <br /><br />I loved Boys of Summer and you give me pause to think of my favorite baseball books. Sounds like a future blog post.<br /><br />For the record I was a baseball fan as a youth. In high school I fell in love with the Pirates and their swashbuckling style. In college in Northern California I found the Giants. Now I mildly claim the Giants, but usually follow people I know or organizations. I follow childhood friend Brad Mills and the Astros, Aaron Hill and the D-Backs among others.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.com