From Des Moines to Brooklyn

I’m just back from a wonderful trip to Des Moines, where I did a talk pegged to the opening of a Negro Leagues exhibit at the Des Moines public library. It was great seeing how much people in the heartland care about black baseball and about Satchel in particular. It’s no surprise, since Satchel barnstormed there, and faced off repeatedly against Iowa native Bob Feller, who later was his teammate on the 1948 World Champion Cleveland Indians. A number of people who turned out for my talk had seen Satchel play over the years.

Next stop: Brooklyn, NY on October 1.  This talk is free and features three baseball authors and a filmmaker.