nab Tovak!

At this time of Reflection and Renewal

— Greenberg attended services;
Koufax did not. Boudreau pub-
licly denied his Jewishness until
the last years of his life. Green,
the premier Jewish ballplayer of
this era, has played and prayed,
depending on the year and the
situation of his team.
Greenberg, who actually
appeared in one game in 1930 and
spent the next two years in the
minor leagues, had a decent but
unspectacular rookie season in
1933, batting .301 with 12 horn-
ers and 87 RBIs in 117 games. His
career took off from there.
Koufax, on the other hand, was
only 2-2 his rookie season, and
actually had a 6-year cumulative
won-lost record of 36-42. Then
his career took off, thanks in large
measure to the advice he received
from Jewish battery-mate Norm
Sherry — to try not to throw the
ball too hard.
Why believe Braun will take off
on Yom Kippur? Perhaps it's his
connection to Greenberg: Braun
lived for a time with his maternal
grandfather in a house that once
belonged to the legendary Detroit
Tigers' slugger.
Then there is the interview
Braun gave to the Milwaukee
Jewish Sentinel:
"Being Jewish is something I
take great pride in," he told the
paper. "There aren't too many
Jewish athletes who have achieved
success at the highest level, so it's
something I'm very proud of"
Of course, there is at least one
good reason to believe he will
play: Milwaukee is in the thick
of a tight three-team race for the
National League Central Division
title and would hate to lose his bat,
even for one night.
The Brewers aren't providing
any clues; they haven't returned
calls on the issue.
On the night of Kol Nidrei, Sept.
21, and at the end of Yom Kippur,
Sept. 22, the Brewers are scheduled
to play night games in Atlanta
against the Braves. This week,
on Rosh Hashanah, the Brewers
host the first place Chicago Cubs
for night games on Thursday and
Friday. n

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