Buddy Bell Belongs in Cooperstown
From Arlington to Cooperstown: Why Buddy Bell Deserves the Hall of Fame In the scorching Texas summers of the late ’70s, Arlington Stadium was my sanctuary. Fresh from Little League in the 1980 heatwave-when 100°F was just “summertime in Texas”-I’d race to the third-base side, nachos dripping cheese, Saran wrap crinkling over my Coke. With the first pitch at 7:35 PM, Fergie Jenkins or Gaylord Perry dealing, Buddy Bell’s glove worked magic. I’d watch, awestruck, as he dove to rob a liner, his throw to first a bullet. Fast-forward to July 30, 2017, and I’m at Globe Life Park with my…