dshans
They call me The Dribbler
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One of baseball's greats has passed away.
I first "met" the man in 1963 when I was 10 and he was signing autographs at a local department store in Orlando during spring training. This was just after the team had moved to Minneapolis from DC.
35 years later I took my (then) 11 year old son and a friend of his to a pre-season "Twins Fest." I spent 2 hours in line to get his autograph once again. I had the picture he'd signed those many years earlier.
I placed the autographed picture in front of him and asked for an "upgrade." He remembered the year and place. When I quipped "What? You don't remember me?" He quickly retorted "Well, I might have, but I don't remember that you had that beard back then."
The man was a great player, a class act and a quick wit to the very end. Major League Baseball was lucky to have him.
I first "met" the man in 1963 when I was 10 and he was signing autographs at a local department store in Orlando during spring training. This was just after the team had moved to Minneapolis from DC.
35 years later I took my (then) 11 year old son and a friend of his to a pre-season "Twins Fest." I spent 2 hours in line to get his autograph once again. I had the picture he'd signed those many years earlier.
I placed the autographed picture in front of him and asked for an "upgrade." He remembered the year and place. When I quipped "What? You don't remember me?" He quickly retorted "Well, I might have, but I don't remember that you had that beard back then."
The man was a great player, a class act and a quick wit to the very end. Major League Baseball was lucky to have him.
