They Said It
“I’m not telling. Just put down that I’m 92 and can still throw pretty good batting practice.”
Mel Swerdling, American Legion Baseball District 20 commissioner and North Hollywood East coach, regarding his age, which had been reported as 62 in 1985, 55 in 1990, 66 in 1991 and 58 last year.
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