David Nakamura

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David Nakamura @DavidNakamura

In any case, Shirley was a terrific guy, a legendary writer, a mentor to younger journalists and he had a great sense of humor. Here's a Sports Illustrated profile of him by @saulwizz from the 1990s, which mentions me solely because I sat next to him 7/end https://t.co/BJ6SskQQIB — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 24, 2019

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As luck would have it, the guy's story floated down just to where he was sitting and he reached out and grabbed it. A look of relief flashed across the writer's face, Shirley said, that is until someone yelled out: "Your lede was so bad, even God rejected it." 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 24, 2019

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Yes..., and then there was this from Don Larsen's World Series perfect game in 1956: "A month of Sundays hit the calendar..." https://t.co/KJhnEBicIo — PolitiTweet.org

Great thread. Povich, as many locals know, also had one of the best newspaper ledes of all time: "Jim Brown, born i… https://t.co/4Lg6YRAj9a

Posted Oct. 24, 2019