Slightly OT: Ted Williams, David Ortiz and my Dad

[baseball tourist]

Awesome story! Even better that the Jays won

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Love this! Thanks for posting

Go Sox!

[Jay Wolt]

Scott that was a nice post. Glad your dad got to witness Teddy Ballgame & Big Papi's farewell
& the latter w/ you.

[ValKehl]

A great day, Scott, for you both to cherish, always. I am fortunate to also have seen Teddy Ballgame hit a homer - at long-gone Griffith Stadium in DC.

[Rickyy]

Sweet Story!

Ricky Y

[scooter729]

Thanks all - appreciate the nice comments!

I do know how fortunate I am to be able to spend these times with my father. He's the reason I got hooked on baseball early in life, and it's connected us since. I love his stories - his neighborhood friend was the Boston Braves' batboy in the late 1940s, and they always played baseball with the Braves' equipment once the season ended! - and fear not hearing them someday. That's why days like yesterday were extra meaningful.

Thanks for giving me a place to share this.....

[Leon]

You do man, Scott. Very, very cool.

Originally Posted by scooter729

Thanks all - appreciate the nice comments!

I do know how fortunate I am to be able to spend these times with my father. He's the reason I got hooked on baseball early in life, and it's connected us since. I love his stories - his neighborhood friend was the Boston Braves' batboy in the late 1940s, and they always played baseball with the Braves' equipment once the season ended! - and fear not hearing them someday. That's why days like yesterday were extra meaningful.

Thanks for giving me a place to share this.....