Kevin Dineen pursues collecting with the same passion and intensity that made him a 355-goal scorer during a stellar 19-year NHL career. Dineen, 47, is the new head coach of the Florida Panthers, following six years behind the bench of the AHL’s Portland Pirates.
Author Archives: Paul Post
HOF Induction: A Tribute to Boxing
A ‘Giants’ Celebration
A Hart-Throb in Milwaukee
Exclusive Interview: Former Viking Bob Reed
Phillies Citizens Bank Park Bridges the Past With the Present
Family History Reveals a Major League Ballplayer – Ira Thomas
Catherine King Eddy always knew there was a big-league ballplayer in her family tree. Five years ago, the New Britain, Conn., resident embarked on a mission to learn everything she could about him, which, among other things, has resulted in an amazing collection of early 20th-century baseball memorabilia.
Gehrig, Clemente, Robinson Honored at HOF
Meet the Original Mr. Met
Denny McLain Never at a Loss for Words
Certainly never dull, SCD contributor Paul Post caught up with McLain at a signing autobiography, I Told You I Wasn’t Perfect, at a recent card show near Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The book recounts his tumultuous career and years after baseball, from suspensions and wrangles with Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to his penchant for gambling, romps with gangsters and racketeers and eventual incarceration in prison. In the interview, McLain talks about today’s game and its flaws.