Stand in the Box and Hit by William Klein

I was talking with a friend of mine who is an author. He works for a baseball franchise and he told me about a prospect who wasn’t working out for the team. He said the prospect was a good fielder but an exceptional hitter and this is why they signed him. When he arrived at … Continue reading Stand in the Box and Hit by William Klein →

The Heavy Lift by William Klein

One of the greatest scenes in film history, in my opinion, comes from the movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Jack Nicholson’s character R.P. McMurphy, who is a patient in an insane asylum, makes a bet he can take a large sink in the center of the room, break it from its moorings, lift it … Continue reading The Heavy Lift by William Klein →

Playing Through Pain by William Klein

Author Andrew Klaven tells a story about Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter “playing through pain.” I’ll get to this in a minute, but first a little background on Klaven’s story. Klaven was raised a Jew and started studying the Gospels because he was interested in the literary quality of the stories. His father caught … Continue reading Playing Through Pain by William Klein →