No Koufax, but Kol Nidre?

I loved reading about Ryan Lavarnway of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Team Israel (“Ryan Lavarnway looks out from behind home plate,” Oct. 19). This Jewish catcher’s clutch hits really helped our Buccos this fall.

But how did he feel being the pivotal player in the Kol Nidre come-from-behind 2-1 win by the Pirates over the Kansas City Royals? I did not expect him to act like Sandy Koufax or Hank Greenberg, but this would have been a seemingly obvious point of interest since this talented Member of the Tribe had the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 11th during the most holy day on the Jewish calendar.

Jeff Pollock
Squirrel Hill

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