He really loved baseball and loved being on the field. But Mantle was lonely in a lot of ways. He had many great friends, and by all accounts was a good, generous and loyal friend. But there were a lot of people who wanted only a piece of him. Jane Leavy accountbaseballfield share on social
Cape Cod baseball dates back to the time of the Civil War. A poster at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown touts a round-trip train ride from Hyannis to Sandwich on July 4, 1885 - the occasion of the 14th annual baseball game between Sandwich and Barnstable. Jane Leavy 14thannualback share on social
Indianapolis proved to be the perfect Super Bowl city, accommodating in the truest sense of the word. Jane Leavy accommodatebowlcity Change image and share on social
Naming is a privilege of reason and the province of bullies. We name to tame and to maim; to honor the great, the dead, and ourselves. Jane Leavy bullydeadgreat Change image and share on social
Trauma is not the sole province of victims. If that were true, soldiers returning from Afghanistan wouldn't suffer from PTSD. Jane Leavy afghanistanprovinceptsd Change image and share on social
In 1927, my father descended the heights and took his place as the newly appointed water boy for his beloved New York football Giants. Jane Leavy appointbelovedboy Change image and share on social
Wherever Mantle went in the great metropolis - Danny's Hideaway, the Latin Quarter, the '21' Club, the Stork Club, El Morocco, Toots Shor's - his preferred drink was waiting when he walked through the door. Reporters waited at his locker for monosyllabic bons mots. Boys clustered by the players' gate, hoping to touch him. Jane Leavy bonboyclub share on social
There is no free speech in football. Information is parsed by monosyllabic head coaches, who dictate who gets to speak to whom and when. Jane Leavy coachdictatefootball Change image and share on social
By the 1880s, baseball was entrenched in the Cape's sandy soil. Semipro teams, commonplace before World War I, were organized into the first Cape Cod League in 1923 - Orleans joined the four original teams five years later. By 1940, the league had foundered on financial shoals and disbanded. Jane Leavy 1880sbaseballcape share on social