Jesse Katz

Galleries: Hall of Fame

"There were a million paths to every destination, an infinite number of ways for a kid to figure it out."

Page 15: The most famous alum of Wallace Park, my childhood stamping grounds.
  
Page 17: Broke the greatest record of all time, quietly.
  
Page 18: "The Killer" lived in the eastern Oregon potato town of Ontario.
     
  
Page 75: His scowl and neck pivot were straight out of The Exorcist.
  
Page 131: First Nicaraguan to play in the Major Leagues
  
Page 146: Gave his life to the victims of the Managua earthquake.
     
  
Page 165: Mom's first hero.
  
Page 179: The most exciting pitcher in L.A. since Fernandomania.
  
Page 232: The best, until the juice wore off.
     
  
Page 251: Compulsive glove tightening and toe tapping.
  
Page 251: Leg kick to the heavens.
  
Page 251: Epic bat waggles.
     
  
Page 251: Sub-speed-limit knucklers.
  
Page 323: Pride of Mark Keppel High School