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Zeets2 » 14 Jun 2022, 11:57 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jun 2022, 11:57 am

Huey » 14 Jun 2022, 11:49 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jun 2022, 11:49 am

I was lucky.  I got to play baseball into my 30s with the Army as well as slow pitch softball.  Also Full Contact football.  I was a shortstop.  High on base average.  In the early 90s I had a tryout with a college team.  Did well.  Stood in against a kid that had been drafted in like the 39th round.  He threw 98 MPH but after the first pitch he had no control.  Being a player that cares about getting on base I swung at all first pitches.  2-2 against him.  I had a chance to go to Vero Beach where the Dodgers workout to work with their instructional league.  I had two kids, wasn't a bonus baby, and back then, even if I made it I would make like 12 grand a year.  At most, if I was lucky, I could make it to triple AAA.  Plus, because of guys like Ripken Jr the age of 270 avg shortstops were becoming a thing of the past.  Had trouble with a good curveball.

That's great, Huey!  One of my few regrets is that I didn't have time to play college ball, because I really would have loved that.  But doing well in college was tough enough since I started my first business at that time and that alone kept me working 60+ hours a week while carrying 12-15 credits and playing softball two games a week.

Sure didn't sleep much in those years!  Honestly, I look back now and don't know how I ever did that.  My body aches now just thinking about it!