Friday, April 16, 2004
A tribute to Hank Aaron
Posted by Matthew NameeOver at Baseball Prospectus, Dayn Perry has a nice piece on his admiration for Hank Aaron. It's "Premium" content, but if you're a subscriber, definitely check it out.
Dayn talks about a '68 Topps card of Aaron that he has especially cherished since his childhood. One of my favorite baseball cards as a kid was also an Aaron card -- the 1975 Topps card that commemorated Aaron's 715th home run. In elementary school, I talked some other kid into trading that card to me in exchange for a pile of Damaso Garcias or something. Best deal I ever made.
Matthew Namee cofounded The Hardball Times in 2004, when he was working as the assistant to baseball author and Red Sox executive Bill James. Matthew still lives in Kansas, where he is currently pursuing a law degree. He can be reached at mfnamee [at] gmail [dot] com.