“A fish that fights against the current dies electrocuted. Les Luthiers
Today, like every Tuesday, and tomorrow, Wednesday, are Mail Days. If you write to me, please send me your full name and the town or city where you are.
Freddy Torres, from Caracas, suggests: “You and other journalists have been very upfront when it comes to casting and publishing your votes for the Hall of Fame. Well, in view of the refusal to reveal who did not vote for Ichiro, you should publish who, if they did, so that by elimination we can reach that journalist. I think it is a good way to maintain the stature and credibility of that guild.”
Friend Fred: Impossible. There were 53 of the 394 voters who asked that their names be withheld, so not one but 53 investigations would have to be carried out. Furthermore, it is prohibited by the Major League Baseball Writers Association to reveal the name of someone who asks that their names be withheld.
Mauricio Labori from Pampatar asks: “Can a pitcher win a game without throwing home a single time? Has it happened?”
Friend Chicho: Yes, it is possible. Imagine that a reliever is handed a tied game in the top inning of the ninth inning with a runner on base and two outs. And he immediately surprises the batter and they get the base hitter out. They go to the bottom of the ninth, score a run and leave the visitors on the field. Winning pitcher, the reliever who surprised the runner. But it hasn't happened, in the Major Leagues, at least.
Gilberto Méndez, from Caracas, asks: “What do you think of baseball broadcasts on radio and television, full of silly jokes and stupid laughter? Before, broadcasts were entertaining, well-informed, full of good information, without such laughter.”
Friend Gil: Unfortunately, the era of the great baseball narrators, such as Buck Canel, Billy Berroa, Lilin Diaz, Pancho Pepe Croquer, Delio Amado Leon, Carlos Tovar Bracho, Arturo Celestino Alvarez, Focion Serrano, Lalo Orbañanos, El Rapido Esquivel, Beto Villa and some more, is over.
These guys are a bunch of amateurs, with no training. They're just waste. I don't even know their names, because I'm not interested.
Thanks to the life that has given me so much, even a reader like you.
