Thanks for sharing Patrick! My father was instrumental in development of my love of baseball. We watched ball games on the black and white TV mid 59's, probably Yankees and Dodgers. Played catch in the backyard and eventually played ball with us in the play ground across the street from our house in the 60's. Attended many a game at old DuPont Stadium in downtown Wichita, KS. Every summer teams from around the country would come to Wichita for the World Baseball Congress WBC Championship. Ballgames every night for 21/2 weeks, back when you could bring your own popcorn and drinks and watch a couple of games every night. Got to see many young stars before they made it to the Show. Great memories for sure! Good read!
As long as he stuck around through about the fifth inning of your Game 7 re-enactment....by then, everything else was academic. But seriously, a very nice piece.
Thanks for sharing Patrick! My father was instrumental in development of my love of baseball. We watched ball games on the black and white TV mid 59's, probably Yankees and Dodgers. Played catch in the backyard and eventually played ball with us in the play ground across the street from our house in the 60's. Attended many a game at old DuPont Stadium in downtown Wichita, KS. Every summer teams from around the country would come to Wichita for the World Baseball Congress WBC Championship. Ballgames every night for 21/2 weeks, back when you could bring your own popcorn and drinks and watch a couple of games every night. Got to see many young stars before they made it to the Show. Great memories for sure! Good read!
As long as he stuck around through about the fifth inning of your Game 7 re-enactment....by then, everything else was academic. But seriously, a very nice piece.