| My heart soared. We were going to take
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| | was of Lou Gehrig. A smiling Lou Gehrig.
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| another trip to The Baseball Hall of
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| | I felt so happy just to be in the
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| Fame. One of my favorite places on
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| | presence of one of my all time heroes.
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| earth.Just like the first trip to Upstate
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| | Even if it was just a picture. Then there
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| New York. I wanted to see the likes of
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| | was one of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams
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| Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner,
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| | standing on the dugout steps Their bodies
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| Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb and Yogi Berra.
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| | were angled toward each other. I enjoyed
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| one more time.What I saw that day has
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| | the joy they seemed to have just being
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| stayed with me at the depths of my being,
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| | there. Ready to play another game. There
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| to this very day.As we walked into the
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| | were other paintings one of Jackie
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| building in the spring of 1999 I was
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| | Robinson, another of Ty Cobb, and another
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| greeted by two giant size replicas of two
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| | of Honus Wagner that I loved.Upon gazing
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| great hitters Ted Williams and Babe Ruth.
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| | toward the end of the row of paintings I
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| I loved seeing the Babe again. "My friend
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| | saw a glass case with what looked like a
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| Babe Ruth. Hello. Hey Ted, you look
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| | tan baseball glove inside. This seemed
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| pretty good."
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| | very weird in that all the players that
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| I remember saying.I found it very
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| | were depicted in the paintings were from
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| interesting that I and most people (if
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| | an era when dark brown gloves were
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| you stood under seven foot five inches)
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| | used... I felt confused. This mitt did
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| would have to look up to see these two
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| | not seem to belong here. I just had to
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| sculptured figures.My wife and I strolled
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| | see whose glove this was.I could not
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| through the museum looking, at the
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| | believe my eyes. It was not a glove. It
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| artifacts. We adored the old gloves,
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| | was a sculpture of a glove. Perfect in
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| spikes, balls, bats and uniforms that
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| | size. Detailed so exact that the grayish
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| were encased in their glass display bins.
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| | colored seams were complete in length
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| These items brought me back to a time and
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| | width and color. The depth of this piece
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| place before television, radar guns and
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| | was ideal What this sculptor had captured
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| luxury boxes. I was getting very
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| | amazed me. I thought about the time he
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| nostalgic.We soon entered the wing that
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| | invested in creating this piece. About
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| housed the Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire
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| | how much this person must have loved
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| artifacts. This Home Run Wing was
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| | baseball that he took the time to mold a
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| abundant with Sosa and McGwire
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| | piece equipment. I visualized he sitting
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| memorabilia. This was like being in a
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| | in his workroom playing with clay to make
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| home run baseball fantasy park. There
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| | this piece real.I called my wife to come
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| were posters of both men. There were
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| | see this incredible piece. We both were
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| posters of each man's list of home runs..
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| | moved. I even cried. I was given a
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| When they hit them and what pitcher they
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| | glimpse of one of the greatest pieces of
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| hit their home run off. There were bats
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| | art I had ever seen. I have been to major
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| they used in games and balls they hit
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| | museums and have seen painting by Van
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| over the fences Amazing. Never have two
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| | Gough, Picasso, and Dahli ..I have seen
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| major league men hit so many home runs in
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| | the Thinker by Rodin.
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| one year.Upon leaving that wing I could
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| | I have never been moved like I was by
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| not help but feel overwhelmed by the
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| | the glove.
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| slugging feats of these two huge men. One
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| | Whenever I think of the Hall of Fame my
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| a Cub and one a Cardinal.We continued to
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| | mind jumps to the glove. I do not know if
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| stroll through the hall until we came up
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| | this piece is there any more. It did have
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| to a narrow wing that I did not remember
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| | a price tag of $8500 when I was there so
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| from my previous visit. I looked down the
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| | it may have been moved.But if you get the
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| left side of the corridor and saw a group
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| | chance to see the glove I suggest you
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| of pictures. Hanging from wires, these
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| | take a look.Aron Wallad
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| colorful paintings were displayed at my
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| | Founder Baseball's Pride and JoyFeel
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| eye level. Perfect for me. I just had to
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| | free to pass this on to anyone you
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| see these pictures. I was compelled. to
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| | know.Aron Wallad has been a baseball
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| walk down this aisle.
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| | lover for over 45 years. His passions
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| The first picture as I entered the area
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| | have included; playing, watching,
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| was of Babe Ruth. His bat was over his
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| | reading, evaluating, and coaching the
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| shoulder. His face was wrought with age.
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| | game he adores. Do you love inspiring
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| He looked a little old, heavy and a
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| | quotes, unusual statistics and most of
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| little overweight. As I stared at the
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| | all, heartwarming baseball stories? If
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| picture I got very sad. I could see that
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| | you love baseball you will love his
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| his career was about to end.Next painting
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| | baseball ezine.
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