First of all happy New Year to everyone! Hope this is a great one for everyone!
Had an awesome experience Friday night, I've got to tell you all about. As you know if you've read my journal, I played college baseball at Murray State. A teammate and good friend of mine at Murray was talented and lucky enough to play Major League Baseball for about 12 years. He just finished his last season this year and unless he picks up with someone else, he is done with his career. He had a get together at his house Friday night and invited all the old teammates and about 15-20 former players showed. My wife got to meet the old gang and the wives of my old teammates. The amazing part of the story is where this was held. My friend had a 4500 sq. ft building built behind his house to be a "guys" area which he has filled with sports memorabilia, old and new arcade video games, pool tables, etc... The place was absolutely incredible. My friend along with being a great player, he also was a great sports fan. His work alllowed him to hobnob and meet sports stars and celebrities up close and he is not shy about asking for autographs or pieces of memorablilia like, hats, bats, pictures, trophies. His most prized possession is a Golden Glove award from one of the probably the 10 greatest players to ever play baseball, Willie Mays.
Anyway, i was like a kid in a candy store and the night was really great getting to see the guys and everything. Also, I have lost 33 pounds since my old timers game that I wrote about earlier two or 3 months ago and I had some comments from my pals who were also at the game about how trim I am looking!
Anyway, have a great new year!
Dax