Comments on: St. Louis just lost more than a great catcher

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Aug 2002 12:30:11 +0000

More on Porter:

Former Royal Porter always played to win.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 18:53:03 +0000

Hey, Dave, how 'bout the Riverfront Times? :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 15:15:55 +0000

Thanks. I don’t, actually. I got tired of editors changing my work too much. They’d go fix one error and inject three, and of course, it’s my name up top and not theirs, so I look like the bumbling idiot.

If I can find a local newspaper editor who takes the same approach as Jeremy Spencer–my editor at Computer Shopper UK–then I’ll think about it. Until then, being obscure and self-sufficient has its plusses.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 13:29:08 +0000

Dave:

This is a good piece.

Do you submit these for consideration to the local paper? I think you should...

Sincerely,

Bruce

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 12:44:55 +0000

OK, a few more details have surfaced. The park where Darrell Porter died was a favorite fishing spot, and he always went in the late afternoon--feeding time--no matter how hot it was.

There are several good stories in the Kansas City Star:
Former Royal overcame addiction, touched hundreds of lives -- Bob Dutton
Porter's courage in facing his demons got fans' respect -- Jason Whitlock
Cardinals family mourns another death -- Rick Hummell