An interesting NYTimes piece takes a look at a traveling baseball memorabilia show of a different sort and the man behind it all.
It is an irreverent sort of reverence. A life-size cardboard cutout of Sparky Anderson stands next to Cannon’s bed. In his living room, there is a large display case with a triptych of Babe Ruth memorabilia — one of the Babe’s half-smoked cigars, purportedly rescued from a Philadelphia brothel in 1924, and the sacristy box with which Ruth was once administered the last rites. (He recovered.) Usually one of Ruth’s half-eaten hot dogs sits to the right of the sacristy box, but it is currently out for repairs.
It's a fun read, perfect for the office.
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