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