1978

"Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets." – Yogi Berra

1978 Ashland Little League Champions! Coaches Bob Dormady, Jack Carlson and Bob Blake (Back Row). Paul Korbein, Mike Dormady, Jim Hagen, Pete Nemec, John Reimer, Jeff Reimer-Bat Boy (Front Row) Richard Lee, John Habas, Richard Adams, Bill Nemec, JayWright, Kevin O’Neill, Dave Lodle, Todd Brown (Second Row) Todd Cabe, Richard Whiting (Missing)

On April 1, 1978 my family moved to Ashland, Wisconsin, I was 11.  I remember it vividly, it was a Saturday, the drive took 7 hours from Oconomowoc.  Ashland is located on the top of Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Superior.  I moved away from Ashland in June, 1986, it was a total of 8 years.  I lived in other places longer but Ashland has my heart.

Ashland is at my core, the people are my tribe, I understand them, understand how they live.  I have friends but few close friends, Ashland is my close friend, it welcomes me, judges me, puts me in my place but always has my back.

I fell in love with baseball in 1978, was exposed to it a few years before…