Sam, loving your blog and reading most of them. Your piece about baseball reminds me of a great insurance story: Branch Rickey was a board member of the Guardian Life Insurance Company and prior to announcing Robinson’s signing, he offered his resignation to the Guardian board to spare the company any criticism for his action. The Guardian board members not only unanimously rejected Rickey’s resignation, but added, “And more power to Mr. Rickey.” I covered this is a NAMIC speech a few years ago as it's great (and common) story of a mutual insurance company doing the right thing. Be well! Chuck
No Bad News Bears? Not because of little league but because a girl makes the team! Pride of the Yankees would earn a top spot for me but I don't disagree with your other pics.
I probably told you I don't like sports movies. I think I'm the only person who doesn't like Field of Dreams, same with The Shawshank Redemption. I do like Bull Durham, Eight Men Out and Damn Yankees. I think The Natural is only okay. I like Major League but wouldn't watch it again. I cherry pick Ken Burns bloated doc, loving the Fred Merkle, 1941, 1951, 1975 segments. 1947 was way too long, but great when it got to the core. I haven't seen any of the other works and have no desire to. Another grand slam from Sam. Kudos.
Sam, loving your blog and reading most of them. Your piece about baseball reminds me of a great insurance story: Branch Rickey was a board member of the Guardian Life Insurance Company and prior to announcing Robinson’s signing, he offered his resignation to the Guardian board to spare the company any criticism for his action. The Guardian board members not only unanimously rejected Rickey’s resignation, but added, “And more power to Mr. Rickey.” I covered this is a NAMIC speech a few years ago as it's great (and common) story of a mutual insurance company doing the right thing. Be well! Chuck
The Bad News Bears? Or, The Sandlot... if for no other reason than it gave us the quotable "You're killin' me, Smalls!"
No Bad News Bears? Not because of little league but because a girl makes the team! Pride of the Yankees would earn a top spot for me but I don't disagree with your other pics.
I probably told you I don't like sports movies. I think I'm the only person who doesn't like Field of Dreams, same with The Shawshank Redemption. I do like Bull Durham, Eight Men Out and Damn Yankees. I think The Natural is only okay. I like Major League but wouldn't watch it again. I cherry pick Ken Burns bloated doc, loving the Fred Merkle, 1941, 1951, 1975 segments. 1947 was way too long, but great when it got to the core. I haven't seen any of the other works and have no desire to. Another grand slam from Sam. Kudos.