Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 6/20/2007

6/20/1983:
The Pirates score a pair of extra-inning victories over the Cubs in a twi-night doubleheader at Three Rivers Stadium that doesn't end until nearly 2:00 A.M. Richie Hebner's pinch-hit walkoff homer ends the opener, 5-4 in 10 innings, and Marvell Wynne's RBI single wins the nightcap, 6-5, in 13 innings. Bill "Soup" Campbell absorbs both losses in relief for the Cubbies. There are only a few hundred fans left to witness the exciting finish.

Birthdays:
Doris Hart b. 1925
Len Dawson b. 1935
Dave Elmendorf b. 1949
MaliVai Washington b. 1969
LaVar Arrington b. 1978

IF YOU LIKE DOGS, YOU’LL LOVE...

Jon Katz is not the first city slicker to buy a farm and move to the country. But the story of his move to upstate New York might be the first that focuses on his dogs. Katz adopts three border collies and buys a herd of sheep and learns to become a shepherd. Of course, he learns much more than that: about himself, about dogs, and about love. Funny and sweet, and sometimes moving-to-tears, Katz’s chronicle of his adventures is poised to become a classic for the canine set.

THE DOGS OF BEDLAM FARM, by Jon Katz (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005)