Jim Leeke
@jimleeke.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, SABR member — sports, aviation and military history. Current book: Big Loosh (University of Nebraska Press). Previously: The Gas and Flame Men; The Turtle and the Dreamboat (Potomac Books).
Sooo many people remember those books. I still have the copy of Umpire Strikes Back that he signed for me following our interview during his first book tour. (I even quote the inscription in the bio.)
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sooo many people remember those books. I still have the copy of Umpire Strikes Back that he signed for me following our interview during his first book tour. (I even quote the inscription in the bio.)
I was lucky enough to cover a news conference by Roy and Dale when they were in their 70s. All professionalism went right out the window afterward as reporters rushed to get autographed pictures.
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I was lucky enough to cover a news conference by Roy and Dale when they were in their 70s. All professionalism went right out the window afterward as reporters rushed to get autographed pictures.