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Richard Cline - RCIt must have been the summer of 1974 when a local businessman took me to Chicago to see the Reds play the Cubs. He arranged (through Youth for Christ) for us to meet Don Kessinger. We arrived at Wrigley Field and made our way down the under stadium walkway to the Cubs dugout and eventually met Kessinger on the field. It was quite a memory to actually stand on the field as players were warming up and to meet one of the stars of the '70's. I remember Don being very cordial and pleasant but really don't remember any particulars.
Unfortunately, my strongest memory of the moment was the smell of the walk to the dugout, it smelled like a roadside reststop restroom.... but heck, that's a small price to pay for the experience.
RC