Oliver North has a series on the Fox News Channel called “War Stories.” It’s a very good series and like his books of the same name, they are stories from different wars and how the people involved were impacted. This weekend’s episode, From the Ballpark to the Battlefield: Baseball and WWII, centers on World War II and the baseball celebrities who left their fame to fight for freedom. Sort of sounds similar to something I read recently…hmmm.
Here’s a snippet from an interview with Bob Feller on the Baseball Hall of Fame website where he speaks of his service during WWII:
Scott_Kometz: If you had not served in the war for four years, you would have easily eclipsed the 300 win mark and be near the top of the list in strikeouts. Do you have any regrets about serving in the war?
Feller: No, I don’t. During a war like World War II, when we had all those men lose their lives, sports was very insignificant. I have no regrets. The only win I wanted was to win World War II. This country is what it is today because of our victory in that war.
I know I’ll be watching! (Sunday, 8pm ET)
Some guys know what’s important, others (Murtha, NYTimes, Pelosi, etc.) have no clue. Good for Feller, and what a great series, huh?
But I don’t have cable!
Oh, that stinks! (We have DirecTV, cable was always going out.) Guess you’ll have to read the books! I’m sure they are excellent, too!
Oh! How cool. I love baseball, so I wish I had seen this before!
They may have a repeat of it, Lady Jane. You could check the FoxNews.com site.