Letters to the Editor
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Poetry in motion
Some of these choices are pathetic stretches, but Sandy Koufax makes up for all of them. I always felt a little special about being left-handed, and pitchers like Warren Spahn and Sandy Koufax proved it for me.
Through happenstance I got to see Koufax pitch in the World Series in 1965. He lost the game, to my great pain, but came back to win the series. He was the most perfect athlete I ever saw. His delivery on the mound was something to behold. I don't even watch baseball anymore, except on rare occasions, like when the White Sox won the World Series in 2005. Sandy Koufax provided enough memories for a lifetime.
One thing I should mention about the World Series game is that rain was expected, so a lot of people didn't show up. The schoolmate who sold me my ticket and I sneaked up to the box seats behind the Dodger dugout, where Koufax was warming up. It was better than the game. He had this serene smile on his face the whole time he was warming up, relaxed as could be, as if there was nothing better in life than doing what he was doing. Plus, I got to see that great motion up close.