Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 3/24/2012

3/24/1955:
Yankees manager Casey Stengel is arrested at the team hotel, booked on charges of assault, and released after posting $50 in bail. Stengel is accused of kicking photographer Brennan Sanders of the St. Petersburg Independent. Casey had been angry at Sanders, who was blocking his view of the field. Sanders, a combat photographer during World War II, will drop the charges after Stengel offers him an apology.

Birthdays:
Alex Oimedo b. 1936
Pat Bradley b. 1951
Peyton Manning b. 1976
T.J. Ford b. 1983
Chris Bosh b. 1984

CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC

Three reasons Tales of the City is a must-read:
    1. The iconic portrait of San Francisco in the peace and free-love 1970s.
    2. The kooky characters. You’ll wish Mrs. Madrigal was your neighbor, Mary Ann your best friend.
    3. You will not be able to put it down. Every chapter ends with a cliff-hanger. It’s more addictive than potato chips. Your only solace: There are five more books in the series.

TALES OF THE CITY, by Armistead Maupin (1978; HarperPerennial, 2007)