| Spring was in the air... All I thought
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| | machine so we improvised. Now get this.
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| about from the fall of 1963 to the winter
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| | The gym at Weequahic High had a regular
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| of 1964 was playing baseball. Weequahic
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| | sized basketball court. On both sides of
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| High School's baseball season started
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| | the court there were two more basketball
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| when it was still pretty cold. Around
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| | baskets. From each basket a rope was tied
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| March 15, 1964 was the first day of
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| | that hung to a height of my belly.
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| prctice. The first day of tryouts could
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| | Attached to the end of the rope was a
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| not have arrived quickly enough. The
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| | baseball. Yes the rope went through the
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| season started in the gym. The weather
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| | middle of the ball and out the other side
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| was too cold for outside baseball.
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| | of the ball. It was my job to hit the
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| I call to mind walking through the
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| | baseball into the mat that was positioned
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| corridors of school on that first day of
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| | up against the wall, under the basket.
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| tryouts in a baseball haze. I was like a
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| | The ball hung about two feet from the
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| baseball zombie. I kept thinking about
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| | mat.
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| how I was going to do. Would I hit? How
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| | I was nervous as I heard the coach tell
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| would I look? Would I trip over my
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| | us what to do. Hit a ball into a mat.
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| uniform? Hello. I did not want to
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| | This seems pretty easy. But what's the
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| embarrass myself. After school was where
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| | catch? What if I messed up? Would I be
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| the phase of the daze turned into the
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| | cut in less than an hour of tryouts? Here
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| hits and the mitts.
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| | is what happened next.
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| "Time to get a move on boys." I heard Mr
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| | Batting was it for me. If I couldn't hit
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| Ginsburg say, as he meandered out of his
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| | this stationary ball - I should rest my
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| office. The coach had spoken. It was time
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| | bat in the bat rack for a year. You have
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| to get started. It was so exciting. My
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| | got to be kidding. I hit the ball so hard
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| time to show em all what I had had come.
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| | the sound it made hitting the mat had
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| I started playing catch. I was so
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| | everyone in the gym gazing my way Baboom.
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| thrilled to have a glove on and playing
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| | I can still hear the echoes in the gym.
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| ball again. The winter is always too long
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| | My buddies patted me on the back. I was
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| when you crave to be playing baseball.
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| | relieved. I passed my first test.
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| After tossing the pill around for a while
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| | Pass this on to someone who you think
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| it was time to hit. We had no pitching
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| | would like it.
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