tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2502156384202401226..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: RIP Joe ResnickBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91864245132391098942016-11-25T15:04:55.188-08:002016-11-25T15:04:55.188-08:00Very nice tribute and surprised to see a picture o...Very nice tribute and surprised to see a picture of Serge Savard. Is there a back story to why you chose it?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956718827991543172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30556113163146250202016-11-23T09:10:39.289-08:002016-11-23T09:10:39.289-08:00Ken, I enjoyed your play a few Fridays ago (thanks...Ken, I enjoyed your play a few Fridays ago (thanks for the autograph too!). I sort of suspected that your character Big Jim Tabler was based a little bit on Joe Resnick. A workaholic with a heart he kept well hidden. Dodgerdawgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55513939371083948262016-11-22T17:48:50.169-08:002016-11-22T17:48:50.169-08:00What a beautiful tribute, Ken. He sounds like he w...What a beautiful tribute, Ken. He sounds like he was a wonderful man. Mariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18619469079162138462016-11-22T15:03:39.849-08:002016-11-22T15:03:39.849-08:00Being a sporadic stringer for MLB.com, I wasn’t a ...Being a sporadic stringer for MLB.com, I wasn’t a regular fixture in the press box or locker room and therefore Joe would always give me that look that suggested we both knew I didn’t belong there, but more than anyone else in those rooms, Joe would also go out of his way, as much as Joe would, to say hello, ask what was going on, and treat me as if I belonged. If I needed some info, he wouldn’t hesitate to provide an answer or additional insight. He would offer me quotes from the other locker room if I wasn't able to get there, and asked if I could get one for him. He treated me as an equal though we both knew I wasn’t even good enough to be his inferior. Didn’t get to see him that often, but getting to spend a few hours in his company during the season was one of the great perks. He will be missed.GeeRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174671817754361413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47468754919650275592016-11-22T14:53:13.072-08:002016-11-22T14:53:13.072-08:00I've written it before, you create the most pe...I've written it before, you create the most personal and moving tributes. I'm sure Joe's family and friends appreciate it. Much too young to pass away. I worked at a major newspaper right out of college and know that the wire service writers had their bylines at the top of the story, but they were always stripped out by the newspaper desk editors with just AP or UPI acknowledged. MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90026286091283212662016-11-22T08:00:59.983-08:002016-11-22T08:00:59.983-08:00Wow. What a pro. I had no idea. He makes me want...Wow. What a pro. I had no idea. He makes me want to be better at the things I do. I bet others feel the same way.Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30413925216482042632016-11-22T07:50:06.730-08:002016-11-22T07:50:06.730-08:00Ken--isn't it never be the same? in the last p...Ken--isn't it never be the same? in the last paragraph.<br />normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794603165354675721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42418865081663057882016-11-22T07:39:09.018-08:002016-11-22T07:39:09.018-08:00"Fame" really isn't all that importa..."Fame" really isn't all that important. A person with friends he loved, work he loved, a (hectic) life he loved... THAT is important. One could not ask for too much more.<br /><br />Thank goodness he had that VCR!John Hammesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78144530315442653872016-11-22T07:38:21.071-08:002016-11-22T07:38:21.071-08:00I would commend to you Bill Plaschke's Novembe...I would commend to you Bill Plaschke's November 10th column in the Los Angeles Times about Joe Resnick, "He has always been there for fans, and now writer Joe Resnick receives honors he earned," http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke-sportswriter-resnick-20161110-story.htmlRory Wohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914727110608747124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43803451634280730442016-11-22T07:36:13.314-08:002016-11-22T07:36:13.314-08:00I'm sorry to hear about his passing. As an av...I'm sorry to hear about his passing. As an avid baseball fan, he'll be missed, even if the average fan won't know it.<br />You don't create a footprint like his, without leaving a trace.The Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38261739583447021082016-11-22T06:43:19.238-08:002016-11-22T06:43:19.238-08:00Wow. Two hockey photos - thanks for taking my sugg...Wow. Two hockey photos - thanks for taking my suggestion to heart.FFShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957594809079628577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18643523235432374002016-11-22T06:32:48.473-08:002016-11-22T06:32:48.473-08:00Very Sorry Ken!Very Sorry Ken!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13077005499040077822016-11-22T06:09:19.172-08:002016-11-22T06:09:19.172-08:00Thank you for helping us to get to know Joe. The o...Thank you for helping us to get to know Joe. The only sportswriter I "know" by name is Roger Angell, so it's wonderful to hear about another great one. I'm so sorry you lost your friend. May he rest in peace, knowing the Cubs finally won the World Series.Jeannienoreply@blogger.com