Off-Topic Forum

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/77/cid/19722/1976-Topps-564-Bubble-Gum-Blowing-Champ-(Kurt-Bevacqua) Mentions of Joe in an earlier thread rekindled this childhood memory.  Having been a former player himself, he was the perfect conduit to bring the players and personalities into our living rooms. I never heard of Curt Goody or Vin Scully until Joe. And unlike today, when we wasn't watching Joe, we were occupying a ball field emulating our favorite player i.e. Al Kaline.