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Peter SpaethI cannot stand to hear Doris Kearns Goodwin pontificate about anything, much less baseball. On the other hand, I think I could listen endlessly to the gifted Buck O'Neil, the only other sports figures I would put in the same category as interesting and entertaining to listen to are Ted Williams and Bill Russell. There was a TV special about 10 years ago here in Boston with Ted, Orr, and Bird and the other two might as well not even have been there. Russell often gives extended radio interviews on occasions when he returns to Boston and the man's intelligence, wit, and depth are mesmerizing.