Keith Gave

Alex Ovechkin, newly minted Stanley Cup champion, shows of his copy of 'The Russian Five' and 'Rule No. 1: Don't Be No. 2' by @HockeyAgent1. Thank you, Dan Milstein. #Believe #RedWings #allcaps #RussianFive #NHL #LGRW

@puc_luck @tim_c_23 Thank you.

@tim_c_23 @KeithGave Well worth a listen. I agree with Keith’s take on a lot of issues.

When @KeithGave speaks we listen youtu.be/7x0yyrHK4Bo?si…

Thank you to everyone involved in making the Girls National 16/17 Camp, driven by @AAAClubAlliance one of the best yet! #USAHPDC

"Whereas Mark Fidrych has awakened the boy lying dormant in every man’s breast. Whereas he has reminded us all that, in an age of free agents and no-cut contracts, baseball is still a game. The Bird has proven baseballs, like people, respond best to kind words and constructive criticism and not to saliva and Vaseline. Mark Firrych made 'Big Bird' as popular with fifty-year-olds as with the playpen set." Governor Michael Dukakis. "The Bird swooped down out of nowhere in 1976, stole the game of baseball away from the mercenaries, who considered it merely business, and gave it back to the fans." "The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych." Doug Wilson. Around 2:30 pm on April 13th, 2009, a family friend found Mark Fidrych pinned beneath his ten-wheel dump truck at his Northborough, MA farm. The Bird was dead. The state medical examiner ruled the death an accident, stating he appeared to have been working on the truck, when his clothes became tangled in the truck’s power takeoff shaft. "Baseball will miss him. They missed him because he didn't have as long a career as everybody would have liked. It's just horrible. He did embrace life. I remember him trying to play golf, when he couldn't play golf and enjoying every minute of it." Jim Palmer on Mark Fidrych.

Ummm, written by an MSU dropout?

Great talk, Lou! Thanks for having me.

This might me my favorite, among a lot great stories, in The Grind Line book. What Kocur asked Probert to do to help him back from the beer league. Effing priceless, and good on him for sharing it.

Much thanks AJ.

@ReddawgHorizon Thank you Danny!

@KeithGave Keep up the great work Keith. 👍

@ReddawgHorizon Thank you Red!

@KeithGave Great story Keith! I just shared this with my Twitterverse. 👊🏽🥇👍🤣

I mowed the lawn today and after doing so I sat down and had a cold beer. The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated some deep thinking. My wife walked by and asked me what I was doing, and I said, "nothing". The reason I said "nothing" instead of saying "just thinking" is because she then would have asked, "About what?" At that point I would have had to explain that men are deep thinkers about various topics, which would lead to other questions. Finally I pondered an age old question: Is giving birth more painful than getting kicked in the nuts? Women always maintain that giving birth is way more painful than a guy getting kicked in the nuts, but how could they know? Well, after another beer, and some more heavy deductive thinking, I have come up with an answer to that question. Getting kicked in the nuts is more painful than having a baby, and even though I obviously couldn't really know, here is the reason for my conclusion. A year or so after giving birth, a woman will often say, "It might be nice to have another child." On the other hand, you never hear a guy say, "You know, I think I would like another kick in the nuts." I rest my case. Time for another beer, and then maybe a nap.

Marty Lapointe should be on any shortlist the Wings have for their new GM After being Dir of Player Development in MTL for several years, he became Dir of Player Personnel in 2017 and also became Dir of Amateur scouting in 2022. He has a ton to do w their current success #LGRW

@jamesxxcc @MapleLeafs Another masterpiece, James!

Darryl Sittler @MapleLeafs #FanArt #Drawing #HoneycuttDrawMe #HockeyFamily

@detroit_liz5323 Idiots all.

Hi. It’s SUPER weird that people seem to be taking great joy in the fact that Yzerman was “fired”. It seems like this is the highlight of their entire lives.

Thanks so much Brian!

@BobPagesports Bingo!

"So, do you miss doing sports on TV & radio, Bob?" I'm asked that question a lot & I always tell them basically what you just wrote: only if there's a BIG story breaking. Other than that, not really.

@MattAntosik This is where the cowboy rides away.

@KeithGave Hi Keith, think Stevie lands a front office elsewhere? Or hangs it up and rides into the sunset? Thanks

Which is exactly what it was.

Times like these make wish I was back on the beat. Great conversation.

@GregEno It damn sure is. I'd be surprised if that call hasn't been place already.

@KeithGave Worth a phone call.

BRING JIM NILL BACK HOME! #RedWings