Six weeks removed from the end of the college season, All-Big Ten freshmen Henry Kaczmar (above) and Matt Graveline are in New England working on how to get better, and in time to come back to campus in September...to lead new faces on the roster towards making the 2024 Buckeyes better - much, much better.
His ability to hit a baseball, run like a deer, and catch anything that flew were just the baseball attributes of former Red, Vada Pinson. Later in life I was to find out that there was much, much more. He was one of the good guys, too. Remembering one of the Reds' greats as only Greg Hoard can do, in today's inside feature.
The anniversary of North America's biggest military battle happens next week, against the wishes of many who would just like to forget - put behind - the sacrifice and commitment of all those who fought to make America, good and bad, what it is today. ""Any understanding of this nation has to be based on an understanding of the Civil War. It defined us." - Historian Shelby Foote
