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Originally Posted by Bretsky
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Originally Posted by Iron Mike
Nope, but I've read about the guy and he's amazing.
The King and his court came to Cumberland in 1984 and I was lucky enough to get to play against them. I played 3rd base and somehow managed to get my glove up quick enough to prevent losing all my teeth. Wow, those guys could hit. When I came up for my first at bat, Eddie blindfolded himself. The catcher told me to hit the ball to left field. Eddie threw a curve ball that started at me head and of course I dove out of the way. As I hit the ground I saw the ball curve over the heart of the plate. Finally I managed to line the ball to left field only to be thrown out at first by about 5 steps.
After the game we headed to Sammy's Pizza for some pies and brews. They were a great bunch of guys and those are some great memories.
As to my screen name, when I saw Homer at his cass reunion and the sign said "Class of '74", I realized we had many things in common.
"D'OH!!!!