Sure you are, Chris — you should go for it. Never too late. I think it’s a great idea, and marketable. Glad the story resonated with you. I was proud of it, because it wasn’t easy to arrange.

This was a memorable story for me. Ryan got very emotional talking about his standout exhibition game against the Phillies at the Kingdome. Quite poignant.

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I’ll never forget Sandy standing in the back of the room, arms folded and a grim look on his face, during Kevin Brown’s introductory press conference after he signed with the Dodgers at the 1998 winter meetings. Sandy was sure that deal (7 years, $105 million) was the ruination of baseball.