 Before that he spent several years in newspapers, writing for the "New York Post", "The Baltimore Sun", "Daily Southtown" in Chicago, the now-defunct "The National Sports Daily" and "The Orange County Register".He is also well known for writing three baseball books, including "Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms" on the late Elden Auker, a submarine-style pitcher who is known as the last living hurler to face Babe Ruth.He also wrote a book about Ernie Harwell and a story documenting the history of the first-base position.