The San Francisco Chronicle published an interview with my favorite person in Baseball, Bill King. He's been the voice of the A's just about as long as I've been alive, and has called the game during some of my happiest moments. Full of insight and poetry, Bill and Ray Fosse call the games for the A's now, and nothing gives me more joy than to listen to them. I missed it so much last year that when playoff time came around I shelled out $20 so I could listen to it on the web at MLB.com.

"There's no greater satisfaction than at a critical moment . . . you have the right words and you see it right and you call it right, and that's when you walk out of the booth feeling, "Wow, it was a great day to be here."

Bill's "Holy Toledo", immortalized on Diamondvision at the Old Coliseum, was always my favorite. It was Bill and Lon Simmons that would toss it around in the event of a distinctive play.

Bill's been a constant with the A's for 22 years now, and hopefully will be for some time to come. Thanks so much Mr. King, for tirelessly following my baseball team around and telling me what they're up to when I can't be there. You have the one job I would drop everything in this world to pursue.
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