Tony Kornheiser

Great breakfast, though.

I was at the races with my good friend Mario Caponi.

Please tell him to eat it.

From Eddie, Eddie Madden.

Hello, Captain Ron.

Greetings and salutations from Eddie Madden in Merrimack, Massachusetts.

I'm always in awe of professional athletes, given how arduous it is to reach the highest levels in their sports.

Genuinely speaking, they're not only the exemplary in their chosen profession, but across a wide swath, swath, swath.

Swath of other sports and endeavors.

Take, for example, two famed MLB pitchers, Hall of Famer John Smoltz and famed Red Sox pitcher Derek Lowe.

Each were starters, relievers, and closers with remarkable success across each vocation.

Since retirement, John has enjoyed great success in the broadcast booth and on the golf course.

Derek is a scratch golfer and joins John on the celebrity tour events highlighted by the tourney in Lake Tahoe each season.

Derek also committed to a full basketball scholarship in high school to Eastern Michigan.

prior to being selected in the eighth round by the Seattle Mariners.

On your last PTI episode prior to the Masters, you made mention of Denny McClain and his virtuoso command of the Hammond Organ.

I was in grade school when all the hoopla surrounding him took place.

Memories of him are less than admirable until last Wednesday.

Denny was the face of the Hammond Organ for several years and staged a number of concerts.

The highlight of his career as an organist was an appearance on the juggernaut Ed Sullivan Show in October of 68'.