Alan Cohen – Baseball by The Letters https://www.baseballbytheletters.com Hand-written memories from those who lived The Game! Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:06:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 22759191 Hello, Babe Ruth: Telling the world about autographs https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2015/05/18/hello-babe-ruth-telling-the-world-about-autographs/ https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2015/05/18/hello-babe-ruth-telling-the-world-about-autographs/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 16:36:27 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/?p=3802 Read more]]> RuthBabeAlanCohenYou can learn a lot from baseball researcher and author Alan Cohen.

Initially, he reached me through this blog. He’s in the home stretch of writing a fascinating baseball history book.

I spotted, via Facebook, one of his victories.

Someone found him on LinkedIn. Her dad had played in the “Esquire All-American Boys” game, a precursor of the Hearst Sandlot Classic.

See what the supporter included with the message. That’s her father with a noted coach:

Yes, that’s Babe Ruth, circa 1945.

Moral? Don’t be shy. Don’t be silent. 

Don’t spend all your time talking about the weather, your ailments, religion or politics. Share a passion. You write to former players? 

Of course, slip in a call to action. A request. “If you EVER have any tips or ideas…”

Then, don’t count the misses. Only the hits. 

If the world doesn’t know about your hobby, how can anyone ever help you?

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