Category Archives: Pass the Nuts: Samples

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is now available. Here’s a sample from the book—taken from Chapter 30. I never had a problem with cats until a Siamese thought I was a hot lunch in 1970. I was visiting friends … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is now available. Here’s a sample from the book—taken from Chapter 13. When The Plain Dealer was the biggest newspaper in the state, we had unlimited resources, especially on the high school beat. If … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is now available. Here’s a sample from the book—taken from Chapter 18. When I was a kid, people sometimes asked if I were related to Father Coughlin, the radio priest from Royal Oak, Michigan. … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is now available. Here’s a sample from the book—taken from Chapter 31. On any list of the great heartbreaks in Cleveland sports history you will find the usual suspects—Red Right 88, the Drive, the … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is now available. Here’s a sample from the book—taken from Chapter 11. In the 1960s, it was imperative that breaking news on the high school beat broke first in The Plain Dealer. Our sports … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is now available. Here’s a sample from the book—taken from Chapter 5. Dick Schafrath wanted to meet for lunch after his doctor’s appointment with a shoulder specialist in May 2011. “How did it go … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is now available. Here’s a sample from the book—taken from Chapter 29. I’ve been fortunate to cover almost every major sporting event in this country except the Kentucky Derby, the Masters and Groundhog Day … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is coming out in early November. Here’s a preview of the book– taken from Chapter 34. The movie about Cleveland gangster Danny Greene, Kill the Irishman, featured several references to the Theatrical Restaurant on … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is coming out in early November. Here’s a preview of the book– taken from Chapter 4. It was a few years too late when Gene Hickerson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of … Continue reading →

My new book “Pass the Nuts” is coming out in early November. Here’s a preview of the book– taken from Chapter 1. Mike Cleary was the first person ever fired by George Steinbrenner and it was the best thing that … Continue reading →