Top of the Inning I’m loaded up and ready to take-off from Maguire AFB, headed for Rhein Main AB in Frankfort, Germany. Had a little hiccup in my travels, the airlines lost my luggage. They sent it all on a milk run into the plains states (Nebraska) instead of taking it off of the plane…
I can remember driving into Washington DC. It was early in the evening, just after dark, but the fragrance from the cherry blossoms that DC was known for were in full bloom. I’d been around cherry trees before but they never smelled like that! It was an invigorating aroma that was greatly needed after the…
About the time I got to Team #1, a number of major things took place in my life. First, my brother was old enough to play little league baseball. He was a minor leaguer! That worked out great because the minor’s played their games on Mondays and Wednesdays and the majors played on Tuesdays and…
The Major League was big time! We got full uniforms. Yes, they were handed down from a number of seasons before, but that didn’t matter because the caps were new. Jerseys, pants (usually ripped, sewn, or patched), and stirrup socks were handed out to all players, not just the tee shirts and caps that were…
I’m going to start this inning with the pre-game show. You know, like they do before games today on the TV or radio. Just a bit of information that really doesn’t have anything to do with the outcome of the game, but is the “human side” of it. As I said in the last blog,…
Of course! It was Friday, January 13, 1950 when I decided to make my move into the “light”. Unfortunately for my mom, and probably me, I wasn’t going to make it easy. Normally, babies are born head first. Occasionally, they are breech, or feet first. Not me! I was making my debut, butt first. Somehow,…