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JimInks

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Now smoking year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Watching an MLB TV special on the newly elected Hall of Famer Dave Parker. It's sad to see him dealing with Parkinson's disease. I remember him as a young boy when he played for the Salem Pirates in 1972. I was the bat boy for the Burlington Rangers, but when the Pirates came to town, the Rangers let me be the Pirates' bat boy so that I could be with them. The club knew that I was a Pirates fan.

Dave Parker took special interest in me. He gave me batting tips, worked with me on swinging the bat, and outfield defense. He gave me my first pair of cleats, and one of his baseball bats (wish I still had it). Parker ended up being the league MVP, and everybody knew he was going to be a major league star. He liked kids, and never talked down to any of us. He treated me like a kid brother.
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