R.I.P. Vern Rapp

Never made it to the big leagues, and his major league managerial career was iffy at best, but on reading this interview with him, you get the impression that we have lost just a little something else that made the game different (if not better) than it is today:

http://www.examiner.com/article/vern-rapp-87-former-cardinals-and-reds-manager

Bill

PS: Recommended reading about the minors today, Lucas Mann's Class A about the Clinton LumberKings.