Literary birthday greetings: The Warrior and Mr. Murder

February 25, 2011

Five time All-Star Paul O’Neill, that notorious hot head, turns 48 today.

O’Neill published a sentimental memoir, Me and My Dad : A Baseball Memoir, in 2003.

Writing runs in the family: his sister is Molly O’Neill, a chef and cookbook author.

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How do you suppose Monte Irvin got the nickname “Mr. Murder?” Maybe it’s one of those opposite things, like call a tall guy “Shorty.” Anyway, Irvin — who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973 — turns 92 today. He published his autobiography, Nice Guys Finish First – The Autobiography of Monte Irvin, in 1986 and lent his name to the 2007 publication, Few and Chosen: Defining Negro League Greatness.

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