On the Maine island where Wife Nancy and I spend time, I come in contact with lots of tourists -- over the course of a season, thousands of them who visit Acadia National Park. These people have come from throughout the country, and whenever I encounter residents of St. Louis or Pittsburgh, I always have a question for them: “How is Stan Musial doing?” or “How is Bill Mazeroski doing?” If you’re under 40, or if you’re not a baseball fan, you might be thinking, “What the heck’s he talking about?”
When athletes had honor...