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'Got a call from two
ex-pro-level baseball-player coaches when my son was sitting the bench on a
local youth baseball team. They were the coaches for the League
All-Star team; best players from teams in the league were chosen for the
honor. They'd called to inform that son, Zack, was chosen to be on the coveted ALL-STAR TEAM. I asked them how they came to choose my son because he wasn't a
starter--and only getting "spot-duty". They simply said, "...'don't
know why he ain't starting every game, 'cause every time we've seen him
on the field, he's killed us." He was the fastest, by far...hit
well...stole bases-- Personally, I wasn't really a baseball fan--at the
time. 'Played football through college, so that was "my" love and understanding. Cut
to the chase: 'Didn't "accuse"--didn't yell "racism" "cronyism"... didn't
really do anything, except: CREATED/FINANCED THE "JOSH GIBSON BOMBERS BASEBALL
CLUB/TEAM"...with my son. Our solution: Our team/organization
sponsored a successful tournament that invited teams from up and down the West
Coast into Nevada. 'Winning Trophy went to a Reno, Nevada team--whose pitcher went on to play pro-ball. We grew the organization from youth baseball to semi-pro...along
the way winning TWO San Francisco City CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1. The highly regarded San Francisco PONY LEAGUE Championship. 2. The historic San Francisco SEMI-PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE Championship. 'Son, Zacko,
went on to play in college at Swathmore, but only for freshman year--which I believe
spoke to his enjoyment of challenging the status-quo by CREATING OUR
OWN DAMN TEAM... and SUCCEEDING... ..."big time" ...BEYOND "baseball"... He's now near end of medical school... AW 6-6-22 |
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CLICK IMAGE OF SEMI-PRO TEAM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JOSH GIBSON BOMBERS |
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...ain't much, but I'll take it...
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COLLEGE RECORD STILL HOLDS AFTER 55 FREEGIN' YEARS. AIN'T MUCH BUT I'LL TAKE IT. ALONG WITH "JOSH GIBSON BOMBERS"? 'PROBLY THE ONLY 2 "PERSONAL" THINGS THAT MEAN ANYTHING (BESIDES A VERY COOL FAMILY)... HOLLYWOOD(FOR ME)? ALL CRAP AND BULLCRAP... 'LL TAKE ANY ONE OF MY FOOTBALL TEAMMATES FOR ALL THE "SHALLOWS" I ENCOUNTERED IN TINSELTOWN... *(including some of the most famous in the joint...) AW 6-23-22 |