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Robert Goldsborough
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 09:49AM Five Minutes With Robert Goldsborough
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MY BRUSH WITH A CUB:In 1947 or ’48, catcher Clyde McCullough signed my autograph book before a game and got several other playerss to sign it, too.
WHO WERE YOU?: I was Phil Cavarretta when I came to the plate in sandlot games. I loved his hustle, and we were both left-handed batters and fielders.
WORKING ON: Wrapping up my fourth “Snap Malek” book, A President in Peril, which is set against the backdrop of the 1948 Truman-Dewey presidential campaign.
DAY JOB: Free-lance writing and editing.
LITERARY FIGURE I’D HIRE TO MANAGE THE CUBS: Napoleon. The players would produce or be gone.
THE CUB I’D MOST WANT TO LIVE INDEFINITELY IN MY BASEMENT: Frankie Baumholtz, a Cub outfielder in the early 1950s. He was a class guy—college graduate and also a professional basketball player. He finished second to Stan Musial in batting average in 1952.
MOST CHERISHED CUBS MEMORY:Being in the stands in 1998 when Sammy Sosa hit his 60th home run.
BEST PIECE OF CUBS MEMORABILIA: A handsome reprint of the 1938 Cubs-Yankees World Series program.
THE CUBS WILL WIN IT ALL IN 2009 BECAUSE:Miracle-worker Jim Hendry will pull one more rabbit out of his hat and get a super-star (SOON TO BE NAMED) to push the team over the top.
THE CUBS WON’T WIN IT ALL IN 2009 BECAUSE: They fade in the home stretch.
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Want more Robert?
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