W. P. Kinsella
W. P. Kinsella
William Patrick Kinsella, OC, OBCis a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe, which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work has often concerned baseball, First Nations people, and other Canadian issues...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 May 1935
CountryCanada
hero flood true-hero
Curt Flood, of course, was in a class by himself, a true hero.
daughter player my-daughter
I've played [Scrabble] tournaments for about 20 years. My daughter, Erin, who lives with me, also travels to tournaments. While I'm not a top division player, I've won a number of tournaments.
softball
[I] Played a little softball, but there was nowhere on the field it was safe for me to be.
enjoyable
Until Color TV came along, BW TV was too muddy to be enjoyable.
league
Have never been a minor league fan.
tennis world
I'm a big fan of curling, follow all the major world events. Watch all four Tennis majors.
past compare
It is hard to compare the eras, but Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb from the past, Sandy Koufax and Roger Clements from the present.
childhood parent kind
[I had ] uneventful, though isolated childhood. Good, kind, stable parents.
cancer wife giving
I lost my wife Barbara to cancer few years ago. I would give whatever time I have left to spend one more day with her.
track
At one time I'd been to every park except Baltimore and Houston, but can't even keep track of who plays where these days.
fund
In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists.
player reality greed
After the strike, I lost interest. In reality, neither players nor owners care in the least about the fans. The greed of both factions has destroyed baseball's credibility, at least for the present.
fun irreverent
Yogi Berra, Bill Lee, they were irreverent, poked fun at the stodgy owners and managers.
moments significant significant-moments
Hardly anybody recognizes the most significant moments of their life at the time they happen.