Welcome to the Bullpen Blog: by Johnny Volk

I am a SoCal kid playing summer ball in the great Pacific Northwest. This blog is about my team, teammates, and my experience. Thanks for being a part of it all.

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Friday, August 6, 2010

Our most important autograph ever...

We had a couple of days off this week, and on Tuesday, a couple of us got to visit the St. Joseph's Adult Day Center in downtown Bellingham and we got to talk about our experiences this summer. It was a blessing to get to talk to some older folk, as they had some really good stories. Also whenever Charlie Markson or Chase Brewer is around, there is bound to be a good laugh. A gentleman by the name of Don showed us a picture that he himself took of Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, and Jimmie Fox, while at the 1934 All-Star game where Carl Hubbell struck out 5 straight batters, 3 of which where the aforementioned players. So here is this picture of 3 of the games best players, framed, and after he told us the story of how he took the picture himself, he asked the 5 of us players to sign it!! It was the most important autograph I have ever made. It was amazing. Then I was talking to a gentleman by the name of Bob, and he was very happy to see us. He shook my hand, looked me straight in the eyes, and with some tears in his eyes said,"You are great, don't let anyone tell you otherwise." I will never forgot that.

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