A Wulf in a Sheep's Beach Blanket, or Something...

By Paul Lukas, on April 20th, 2011%

When I wrote my recent ESPN column about the genesis of the White Sox beach blanket uniform, I totally dropped the ball by overlooking a key living link to the story. That would be longtime sportswriter Steve Wulf (shown at right). Wulf is justly famous for having helped create rotisserie baseball, for being one . . . → Read More: A Wulf in a Sheep’s Beach Blanket, or Something…

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Rolls Reuss, Volume IV

By Phil Hecken, on April 10th, 2011%

By Phil Hecken

Today we continue with the Jerry Reuss series, and in this part, we will take a look at one of Jerry’s nascent talents — uni tweaking. Jerry is not only a stand up gentleman, a tremendous ball player, and a terrific announcer, he has a few more talents (some of which . . . → Read More: Rolls Reuss, Volume IV

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Rolls Reuss, Volume II

By Phil Hecken, on March 26th, 2011%

By Phil Hecken

My greatest thrill in baseball is winning the World Series in ’81. Without at doubt, because that’s what everybody wants. And you know why the no hitter isn’t Number 1? They don’t give you a ring for a no hitter. But they give you a ring when you win the world . . . → Read More: Rolls Reuss, Volume II

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