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My High School Tryout

The winter thaw was in full bloom. All Ia rope was tied that hung to a height of my
thought about from the fall of 1963 to thestomach. Attached to the end of the rope was
winter of 1964 was playing baseball.a baseball. The rope went through the middle
Weequahic High School's baseball seasonof the ball and out the other side of the
started in the middle of March. Sometimeball. It was my job to hit the baseball into
around March 15, 1964 could not arrive fastthe mat that was positioned up against the
enough. Even if tryouts started outside inwall, under the basket. The ball hung about
the snow, I would have been there. But theytwo  feet  from  the  mat.
started in the gym, because it was so cold
outside.  Hey  that  makes  sense.I was nervous as I heard the coach tell us
what to do. So simple a concept. Hit a ball
I remember walking through the halls ofinto a mat. What if I messed up? Would I be
school on that first day of tryouts in acut  in  less  than  an  hour  of  tryouts?
baseball daze. I was like a baseball zombie.
I kept thinking about how I was going to do.Batting was it for me. If I couldn't hit this
Would I hit? How would I look? Would I tripsomewhat stationary ball - I should rest my
over my uniform? Hello. I did not want tobat in the bat rack for good. Fat chance. I
embarrass myself. After school was where thehit the ball so hard the sound it made
phase of the daze turned into the hits andhitting the mat had everyone in the gym
the  mitts.looking at me. Boom. I can still hear the
echoes in the gym. My buddies patted me on
"Okay start throwing the ball around." Ithe back. I was relieved. I passed my first
heard Mr Ginsburg say, as he strolled out oftest.
his office. The coach had spoken. It was time
to get moving. My time to show em all what IPlease pass this on to your friends. The
had.great game of baseball. What could be better?
Loving the game of baseball for Aron Wallad
So I started playing catch. I was so excitedhas been a job of joy for a long time. For
to have a glove on and playing ball. Theover 45 years he has followed the game by
winter is always too long when you yearn tocoaching, watching games, reading stories and
be  playing  baseball.checking player's stats. Playing baseball,
softball and stickball were his games of
After tossing the pill around for a while itchoice. Join Aron as he looks at the game
was time to hit. We had no pitching machinefrom some different points of view. You will
so we improvised. Now get this. The gym atfind his stories moving. You will be amazed
Weequahic High had a regular sized basketballwhen you see some of the unusual statistics
court. On both sides of the court there werehe presents. The quotes will move you or make
two more basketball baskets. From each basketyou laugh.



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