tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post1908535302975965387..comments2024-02-22T10:59:34.564-05:00Comments on Always Home and Uncool.: When Boy Meets 1st Mitt, It’s A True Glove StoryKevin McKeeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-49920120410055335692011-04-24T08:46:51.779-04:002011-04-24T08:46:51.779-04:00I loved reading this. I married into a baseball f...I loved reading this. I married into a baseball family and although I don't fully understand it, I respect it. <br /><br />I often think about the Ken Burns baseball special when he said that baseball stories often start with "my dad and I-"<br /><br />And now I'll think of your post too. So thank you for that.Marinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489592695993949578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-9922867804032006022011-04-20T09:57:43.737-04:002011-04-20T09:57:43.737-04:00What a great story. I wish I'd saved my softba...What a great story. I wish I'd saved my softball mitt. We had some good times.Wendihttp://www.wendiaarons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-41822130303656844812011-04-18T21:12:41.586-04:002011-04-18T21:12:41.586-04:00The interest rates of unsecured loans are differen...The interest rates of unsecured loans are different from loan companies. Therefore it is a good idea that you search far and wide for the best rates online. The benefits of online loans is that you do not have to deal with dealing service which means that you can get your loan within an hour or within 24 hours. Another benefit is that you do not need any paperwork and last but not least you do not need to give security for the loan amountMax Sorensenhttp://xn--lnpengerkiingenhindring-k8b.dk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-20976380441568749712011-04-16T00:44:50.966-04:002011-04-16T00:44:50.966-04:00Great tale of a memorable acquisition. Popped over...Great tale of a memorable acquisition. Popped over from a link of a link. Glad I did. Thanks for the memories (they came flooding back). <br /><br />Jason<br /><a href="http://thecheekydaddy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Cheek Daddy</a>Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762299934541170116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-25035786761621345912011-04-15T17:03:55.602-04:002011-04-15T17:03:55.602-04:00Putting the first glove in a box TONIGHT.Putting the first glove in a box TONIGHT.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-60033985999833316452011-04-15T00:15:25.917-04:002011-04-15T00:15:25.917-04:00Wow, your experience sounds familiar to mine. I a...Wow, your experience sounds familiar to mine. I also had an awesome night in a 13 year old all star league game. I led off with a trippel, went 4 for 4 with a couple of swipes and got my name in the paper. Ahhh, memories.<br /><br />I don't have my first mit, but I still have and use the one I won from selling the most candy bars in little league. <br /><br />Here, I talk a bit about it: http://liayf.blogspot.com/2010/07/catch-42.htmlJames (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-60561541797015316452011-04-14T17:36:59.520-04:002011-04-14T17:36:59.520-04:00My first glove was my dad's old glove and had ...My first glove was my dad's old glove and had a Minnie Minoso replica signature in it. My first of my own was a Kirby Puckett model. Both are still at my parents' house.Adam Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969454194699563155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-45019587309534174252011-04-14T17:21:50.579-04:002011-04-14T17:21:50.579-04:00MOM O 2 - You don't have any dried out roses f...MOM O 2 - You don't have any dried out roses from prom dates stuck in the pages of a Keats poetry book, anywhere?<br /><br />SYBIL - Jo-Jo? Ow - don't get me started on Roy, the stuffed bunny I had as a kid.<br /><br />WILLIAM: Think of all the pain of breaking in a new mitt you were saved. And I'm sorry about that.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-5464128941637999502011-04-14T17:16:10.693-04:002011-04-14T17:16:10.693-04:00GOODNESS: PLEASE, be cautious!
UNMITIGATED: That,...GOODNESS: PLEASE, be cautious!<br /><br />UNMITIGATED: That, seriously, nearly got me misty. Effin' holy rollers!Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-72768164723645975232011-04-14T17:02:33.531-04:002011-04-14T17:02:33.531-04:00FADKOG: Wait unit I get into the whole sacred ritu...FADKOG: Wait unit I get into the whole sacred ritual of breaking a glove in! Neatsfoot oil. Shaving cream. Stuffing it under your mattress and sleeping on it. It's a beautiful thing.<br /><br />BEEARL - You're welcome. And lucky. Tom can be a dick to fans at time. However, as a reporter, I had to go to his house once and I interviewed his wife, Nancy. She seemed interested in setting me up with her daughter. Opportunity missed.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-92160857704468902832011-04-14T13:30:57.788-04:002011-04-14T13:30:57.788-04:00Awww - I hope some kid stole your glove and it kep...Awww - I hope some kid stole your glove and it kept getting stolen over the years, used by countless children the world over.<br />Um, that's weird, I guess.<br />Anyway, I try to save some things from Gilda's childhood, too. <br />I still wish I had my beloved Teddy bear, Jo -Jo - who really was nothing but stuffing by the time we moved.sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-10515228037083676312011-04-14T09:19:46.576-04:002011-04-14T09:19:46.576-04:00Sounds like a used little kid glove black market s...Sounds like a used little kid glove black market scheme to me. THey probably sell them for thousands of dollars because if you unlace them just right, you can get the dreams out. <br /><br />Nice post.Homemaker Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184158557108064422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-27950100804141777422011-04-14T09:09:10.255-04:002011-04-14T09:09:10.255-04:00I had 4 older brothers and 3 younger brothers. Eac...I had 4 older brothers and 3 younger brothers. Each year my oldest brother got a new glove and we all just handed ours down to the next.WILLIAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719470271284761917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-1541566967006928242011-04-14T09:05:08.561-04:002011-04-14T09:05:08.561-04:00Brings back a lot of memories for me... I still ha...Brings back a lot of memories for me... I still have my first Dale Murphy autographed glove. I remember when my mom and I restitched it, of course the new laces were the wrong color. I had an autograph from old Yankee great Vic Raschi in it but unfortunately that has faded but the memories are ad vibrant as ever. Thanks for sharing!John Willeyhttp://Daddysincharge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-12967821099472979172011-04-14T08:52:19.429-04:002011-04-14T08:52:19.429-04:00Hubs had a beauty of a mitt, perfect fit, perfectl...Hubs had a beauty of a mitt, perfect fit, perfectly broken in, AND signed by Darrell Evans of the Tigers in 84, the year he was in the running for the HR championship. He went to a church picnic, and someone stole it.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-2822733097257855002011-04-14T08:18:26.440-04:002011-04-14T08:18:26.440-04:00This was sheer poetry and brings back so many grea...This was sheer poetry and brings back so many great memories. I played 1st in Jr. HS. I remember the coach telling the catcher to throw the ball at my ugly face then I'd be sure to catch the damn thing. I learned to cover that ball quickly so it didn't bounce off my major league glove. Broke my right pinkie doing it and never shed a tear. I have always been tougher'n nails.<br /><br />I was a fan long ago, '67 Red Sox Impossible Dream Team. Never quite recovered from that long ago near glory.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-29904851897741655202011-04-14T07:53:02.022-04:002011-04-14T07:53:02.022-04:00Okay, at first I was going to say "I don'...Okay, at first I was going to say "I don't get it!" What is it with guys and their glory day relics? (Hubby has his first track shoes in our basement.) No woman keeps a worn out reminder of some event that happened 30 years ago. Move on.<br /><br />And then I remembered Eeyore..... My mom & I sewed him from a pattern (pre-Disney) one summer when I was 10. Brown fuzzy body, black yarn mane and a coat button tail. It has had to be re-stuffed twice. Its tail fixed multiple times. Eeyore was with me through adolescence, Penn State, job interviews and multiple moves. Now, he is in my daughters' room. <br /><br />I completely "get it" - Thanks!Mom of 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-69350992122179905372011-04-14T07:43:45.481-04:002011-04-14T07:43:45.481-04:00Sweet and thought provoking. Especially for a mom ...Sweet and thought provoking. Especially for a mom that is frantically spring cleaning. I will put more thought into what I rid this season. Thanks for posting.<br /><br />KimberlyGoodness and Grithttp://pressingforward.blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-110675365859568612011-04-14T03:26:48.820-04:002011-04-14T03:26:48.820-04:00Look at the excited wee face!Look at the excited wee face!A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-62604116021131277582011-04-14T00:16:37.857-04:002011-04-14T00:16:37.857-04:00I, of course, love this post.
My first real glove...I, of course, love this post.<br /><br />My first real glove was a Richie Zisk model (really?), that I could never get broken in properly. So I always used my older brother's Tom Seaver glove that fit...well, like a glove. I loved that glove, even though it bore the name of a guy from the Mets. But it was Tom friggin Seaver. All was excused.<br /><br />Weirdly enough, I ran into Tom Seaver about 8 years ago. He must have been doing a signing at a local mall and it had recently ended. So he was just sitting there at an empty table, waiting for someone. I walked by, saw him and and said "Hey...you're Tom Seaver". He smiled and said "Yeah, I am". I shook his hand, he asked me if I wanted an autograph. I politely declined and told him I used a Tom Seaver model mitt when I was a kid. He laughed, and asked if I was a Mets fan. I said no...I hated the Mets. And he laughed again. Then we both went on our way. <br /><br />Hadn't thought about that mitt in years. Thanks.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-62811522410969677902011-04-14T00:14:02.287-04:002011-04-14T00:14:02.287-04:00You've officially convinced me not to sell, do...You've officially convinced me not to sell, donate, or give to charity my youngest son's first official ball glove. He started Little League a couple weeks ago, and we quickly had to graduate to a larger glove after hoping we could use the small one he used last year for Y ball, the first time he'd ever played baseball, and because I have a crazy need to 'replace on/toss on,' I was thinking of giving it to the glove drive the league's having this weekend...but deep down, I knew I'd regret it, and this cemented it. <br /><br />I am going to get rid of some of the 19 basketballs we have, though, dammit!for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.com