by David Krell | Jul 1, 2012 | David Krell
“We got the Porsche! We got the Porsche!” I heard these words of celebration ringing on a spring night in 1986. I was not quite 19 years old, a somewhat shy pledge at Tau Epsilon Phi, Tau Beta chapter at the University of Maryland, College Park. With a dream to...
by David Krell | Jun 30, 2012 | David Krell
The title and topic of the proposed presentation may catch the attention of the conference producers, but the writing is where the rubber meets the road. The New York Mets 50th Anniversary Conference required submissions of papers rather than abstracts or summaries....
by David Krell | Jun 29, 2012 | David Krell
A year ago, I had an idea for a book about the Brooklyn Dodgers. The book is currently titled Blue Magic: The Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field, and the Battle for Baseball’s Soul. Write a book proposal? Check. Get a literary agent? Check. Research the Brooklyn Dodgers...
by David Krell | Jun 4, 2012 | David Krell
There’s no crying in baseball, but laughter is another story. In the afterglow of a three-game weekend sweep of the World Series Champions, St. Louis Cardinals, fans of the New York Mets woke up this morning to the news that Bill Maher is a minority owner of the Mets...
