Posted by Johnnymac 5:12 AM
I'm not sure that I'm buying that Larry Dierker isn't more upset than he's letting on, but apparently Milo Hamilton's new book is quite candid. I have also heard the stuff about Harry Carey before and I think it will be interesting to hear Milo's on side of it, since he was so directly involved.
[co-author Bob Ibach], a former Baltimore Sun sportswriter and Cubs public relations director, recalled Wednesday a handful of examples when Caray put Hamilton through what he calls "a living hell."
"When I first came to the Cubs at the end of the '81 season, (former Cubs lead announcer) Jack Brickhouse handed the baton to Milo, and it was announced on air," Ibach said. "All of a sudden, Milo got an invitation to a press conference. He shows up, and Tribune's introducing Harry Caray as lead broadcaster. Milo was shocked. To his credit, he composed himself in the back of the room that day.
"Harry said, 'What are you doing? I thought you'd leave town by now.' "
Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...