| BrowneeLast night I caught a movie
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| | the story to be "Give or take a lie or
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| entitled "A Winner Never Quits"that was
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| | two" as quoted by James Garner in his
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| produced and/or released for viewing in
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| | starring role of "Wyatt Earp" in the
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| 1986. It was a biography of Pete Gray
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| | western movie "Sunset".The amazing thing
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| (played by actor Keith Carradine) an
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| | about Pete Gray and his" success on the
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| outfielder. Gray had blazing speed on the
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| | baseball diamond" is that when as a young
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| bases and was able to cover a great range
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| | player he was a "righty", but due to a
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| of real estate in his outfield position.
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| | horrible truck accident that occurred
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| Gray had an incredible eye for the ball
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| | before his teens he had to have his right
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| while at bat and maintained a very
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| | arm amputated. With the "Love of
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| respectable batting average. Gray with
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| | Baseball" in his heart and the "Desire to
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| his speed set records for base steals
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| | Play" the game he taught himself to throw
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| while playing for the "Chicks" minor
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| | "left handed" and excel in it. Gray would
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| league baseball organization in the
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| | catch the ball with his left handed
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| Southern Association league during the
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| | glove, quickly put the glove and ball
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| 1940's. While playing for the "Chicks" he
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| | under his right armpit, remove the ball
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| earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP)
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| | with his left hand and get the ball back
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| Award I know for at least one season.
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| | into play with "catlike quickness". Now
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| Gray's achievements and his prospects for
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| | for competition "on the playground" is
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| being an even greater contributor to
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| | one thing, but to develop the skills
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| baseball "paved the way" for his "call
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| | necessary to "overcome a handicap or
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| up" from the minors to play for the St.
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| | disability" such as this and excel in the
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| Louis Browns major league baseball
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| | major sport of baseball is an astounding
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| team.Well as his life story goes in the
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| | accomplishment. Required of course is a
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| movie he started off and was doing
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| | "dedication to the course" and
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| reasonably well with the St. Louis
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| | "unwillingness of the individual to ever
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| Browns, but as we all sometimes
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| | give up". As the title of the movie
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| experience his "bat got cold" and he
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| | implies "A Winner Never Quits", but I'll
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| "slumped" in his batting average dropped
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| | go one more line further that I have also
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| into an unacceptable mid 200 range.
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| | heard quoted "A Winner Never Quits and A
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| Management of the Browns would not
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| | Quitter Never Wins". Pete Gray was a
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| tolerate his "ineffective and/or cold
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| | winner who never lost sight of his goal
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| bat" and "benched" him and replaced him
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| | to play "big time" baseball and wouldn't
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| with another young and promising star at
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| | let anything, including his disability,
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| his position in left field. Well as it so
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| | hold him back from his dreams. He just
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| happens Gray upon going to the majors was
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| | wouldn't quit.Pete Gray's glove is
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| most eagerly looking forward,along with
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| | enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame
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| his family, to his "playing against the
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| | in Cooperstown.Now as Paul Harvey would
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| Yanks" in "The House that Ruth Built"
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| | say: "And now you know the rest of the
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| Well the family and friends arrived for
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| | story".Brownee, I'm sure you know this
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| the "big game" only to find their son and
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| | story about Pete Gray and his disability
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| hometown hero "sitting the bench".
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| | and how he fought back to "stay a winner"
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| However, midway during the game the
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| | when all the "odds were against him".
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| replacement left fielder while making a
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| | Nevertheless, I just wanted to share my
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| spectacular catch injured his leg and had
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| | understanding of his life story (per the
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| to leave the game. Gray was called on
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| | movie script) with you while it was still
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| once again to "return to the field of
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| | fresh on my mind. Keep up the good work
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| play". Not only did he play he delivered
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| | and let me hear from you. Take this
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| a key hit that placed himself on first
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| | writing and put into your "memory bank"
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| and a teammate on third. With his blazing
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| | and write something special someday
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| speed he "stole second" easily and with a
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| | pertaining to this "Courageous Athlete"
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| subsequent hit by the following batter he
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| | when you can get "around-to-it". You
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| "scored on the heels" of the player on
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| | might consider a topic entitled "Athletes
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| third. This inning put the Browns in the
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| | with Disabilities" if there are enough
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| lead. Then to end the game Gray went
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| | horses in the stables to order a truck
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| "high over the left field wall" and back
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| | load of oats at a wholesale price
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| into the fans to "rob a homer" that would
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| | discount.Go For It.BaileyMajor Wiley B.
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| have cost the Browns the game. This was a
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| | Channell USMC (retired) proudly shares
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| day for Pete Gray, his team, family and
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| | human interest and baseball with all at
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| fans to remember for "the rest of their
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| | for your pleasure.
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| days". Well that's the way I remember
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