Robert Duvall, gone at 95

One of the all time iconic lines from Apocalypse Now – “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” And the greatest cowboy actor? I loved him as a cowboy. The picture is from 2003, “Open Range”. The quote in the link below is from the WSJ, but the actual link takes you to … Read more

Elroy Face, forkball relief pitcher

He had a long career with the Pittsurgh Pirates – was one of the very first specialist as a closer. Older Yankee fans will unfortunately remember him from the 1960 World Series… Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with … Read more