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My coaches taught me R.E.S.P.E.C.T. by Robert Story

In my eyes, Coach Homan never gave the impression that he wanted to be acknowledged for anything other than being Dennis Homan. He was an honest man who wanted to treat everyone else as he would want to be treated. I tried to emulate Coach Homan in youth due to the respect that I saw other people had for him. He taught me about teamwork, giving it your all every time that you competed, and respecting your opponent.

1,2,3 & A Triple Play!!! by Jan Larson

Before my playing career was derailed, however, I played in an organized “little league” game in which one of the rarest plays in baseball occurred – the unassisted triple play. Of course since I was just 11 or 12 years old at the time, as were the other players (some of whom were even younger) it wasn’t the kind of unassisted triple play that one might see, if one was lucky enough to witness one, at the professional level.

My First Game at Sportsman’s Park, by Monte Cely

And there he was, Blasingame playing second base for the Cards!  Next to him on the infield was Stan Musial, playing first base.  As a 7-year-old, I didn’t know all the players yet, but I sure recognized Blasingame and Musial.

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It took me 10 years to complete this project, and hopefully, my next project will not take that long, but it’s all up to you.

My next project is your story, so tell me YOUR STORIES when you played youth baseball, softball, tee-ball or when you played made-up games in the yard; there’s a good chance you could read your story in my next book, Just Like Me: Amateur Stories from the Sandlot. If enough stories are received to publish, proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the community service, charity, or foundation of the author’s choice.

Your story can be related to one of the following categories. Game memories, hometown & family, starting baseball, baseball cards, coaches, nicknames, made-up games, your equipment and the fields you played on, favorite teams & players, let’s hear some “chatter,” your first major league game you attended, or your wisdom for the future of youth baseball & softball. Or, if you choose, you can make up your own category.

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