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JMCKUSICK

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5. Baseball was my first love.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 11:17 PM

Apr 17

I came to the USA to live on July 4th 1976, as a citizen born abroad (Germany). It helped me learn to read English, taught me words, introduced me to my first concept of what Greatness is or can be.
Mike Schmidt was one of those guys I admired and I hope you'll understand how special that post you made was because tonight is the very first time I heard that call and 38 years later, I still got chills as if I was there that day.

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18 April 1987 - A Great Day in Baseball History [View all] BOSSHOG Apr 17 OP

Go ahead, True Dough Apr 17 #1

As Harry Kalas would say BOSSHOG Apr 17 #2

What a great call, thank you JMCKUSICK Apr 17 #3

Glad you enjoyed it, John True Dough Apr 17 #4

Baseball was my first love. JMCKUSICK Apr 17 #5