"In 1986, Titowsky began applying his skills to his childhood love of the national pastime. Today, he can provide a story for every book in his inventory - and he has nearly 5,000. Bill Deane, of the Baseball Hall of Fame Library, confirms that the shop "is certainly one of the leading [outlets for baseball literature], if not the leading one," in the world.  . . .  Over the years, Titowsky has elicited phone calls from the late Commissioner of Baseball Bart Giamatti, the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and veteran announcer Mel Allen . . . ."