“Satchel Paige’s Years in Miami”

A little-known chapter of Paige’s baseball career, however, is his time in our city a decade later, playing for the minor-league Miami Marlins at the now-demolished Miami Stadium. He was hovering around 50 years old, and Miami was his last pro team before some twilight barnstorming in Havana. Consummate showman Bill Veeck was again the owner, and according to the new biography Satchel by Larry Tye, a stunt involving a helicopter on Opening Day almost killed Veeck’s new pitcher.