Joe Posnanski (NBC Sports, “The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus”) joins the show. Despite reminding people of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Watson was the rare golfer who never feared Jack Nicklaus. The two went on to have an intense rivalry that ultimately resulted in a close friendship.
Show Notes
- You can purchase The Secret of Golf wherever books are sold.
- Follow Joe on Twitter.
- More information available about Posnanski on his website.
- Joe eulogizes Yogi Berra.
- A certain play always worked up the legendary Yankees catcher.
- Thirty years before Sandy Koufax elected to sit out on Yom Kippur, another Jewish baseball player weighed in on the decision during a turbulent period in American history.
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