Spring training is still a couple of weeks away and Ken “Hawk” Harrelson already is suffering withdrawal symptoms.
“I don’t mind telling you it’s been a little tough this year,” Harrelson said.
Four months after calling his last game for the White Sox, ending a run of more than 35 years with the team and close to 60 years in and around pro baseball, the 77-year-old feels the game’s inexorable pull, as always.
“When baseball season rolls around, your metabolism changes,” Harrelson said during a quiet moment at SoxFest, where he moderated panels and interacted with fans just like always during a trip north from his winter home in Florida.