Comments on: My story in today’s Journal News: Heilman shines.

By: sloppy

sloppy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:21:04 +0000

Thanks Annie: Will check it out!!!

By: pvhornet05

pvhornet05 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:52:29 +0000

Hey John, did you see that fight during the bottom of the 9th that spilled over onto the field?

By: TJ

TJ — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:44:09 +0000

Heilman will be fine. From what I remember he always seems to get off to a shaky start before settling in.

By: Annie Savoy

Annie Savoy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:22:42 +0000

Sloppy – I was unaware of this – here’s a link to the MLB site where there is a lengthy article about John Marzano which says he fell down a flight of stairs.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080419&content_id=2552943&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

By: sloppy

sloppy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:23:01 +0000

What happened to John Marzano? Did he get killed or what? For those in NY who didn’t know of him after he retired from playing the guy was a no hold bar commentator for the Phillies and MLB. Metsfan would have hated him if he worked Mets games because he told it like he saw it, like you do! He really hated Bobby Abreu

What happened in the stands yesterday. I’ve been to lots of Met road games and that Citizens Bank Park is really the only one that has a horrible environment that security doesn’t give a crap about. The place is really a disgrace to baseball….......

By: Annie Savoy

Annie Savoy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:10:24 +0000

Hi John –

You are at your best when you write these personal athlete articles.

“Ballplayers are like kids and pets in that they can smell fear, whether it is an opponent or a teammate.”

That’s a great sentence.

Incidentally, while I restrained myself about commenting on your ‘traffic, circus, Obama’ remark yesterday, I would advise that today will probably be worse as the Tuesday Pennsylvania primary looms and Hillary will soon be there to add to the crowds with her own circus.

I may watch some of the Pope’s appearances today – he’s OK, but for me it’s always the music—i.e. Kathleen Battle, a harpist and the Lord’s Prayer on the White House lawn. Words fail me.

Annie