It can be so hard to let go of the heroes from our past. I was an SF guy, not a sports guy, so for me it was finding out William Shatner wasn't anywhere near as beloved as Captain Kirk. Quite the contrary for some of his fellow actors. Or learning that he thought the role was just another acting job, that it didn't *mean* anything to me (but it meant so much to me).
Not at all the same sort of situation, but similar enough that I know what it feels like to be disappointed by your heroes.
Lately, for sanity’s sake, I’ve been watching a lot of TV shows from the 1960s and 1970s. It’s a nostalgic escape to a time that wasn’t so fraught. But, yeah, age does grant a sense of “been there, seen that, own several tee-shirts.”
I grew up in Tampa and saw Pete play for the Tampa Tarpons when he was an 18 year-old out of high school. He set the Florida State league record for triples because he never stopped at second base when he hit a gap shot. I also followed him in spring training every year at Al Lopez field, where the Reds trained in Tampa.
I think it is atrocious that he was banned for so long for gambling when MLB and all the networks now sponsor gambling sites.
The first and last thing that should be said about Pete is that he was a ball player.
It can be so hard to let go of the heroes from our past. I was an SF guy, not a sports guy, so for me it was finding out William Shatner wasn't anywhere near as beloved as Captain Kirk. Quite the contrary for some of his fellow actors. Or learning that he thought the role was just another acting job, that it didn't *mean* anything to me (but it meant so much to me).
Not at all the same sort of situation, but similar enough that I know what it feels like to be disappointed by your heroes.
I also loved Captain Kirk! Yes, with age comes wisdom and perspective, I seem to be always chasing those memories, it is / was a safe space.
Lately, for sanity’s sake, I’ve been watching a lot of TV shows from the 1960s and 1970s. It’s a nostalgic escape to a time that wasn’t so fraught. But, yeah, age does grant a sense of “been there, seen that, own several tee-shirts.”
I watch Adam 12, one of my favorites just to see the background and remember!
Ha, yeah! I lived in Los Angeles from 1967 to 1984, and many old TV shows were set there, so watching them… Hey, that’s *my* Los Angeles!
I grew up in Tampa and saw Pete play for the Tampa Tarpons when he was an 18 year-old out of high school. He set the Florida State league record for triples because he never stopped at second base when he hit a gap shot. I also followed him in spring training every year at Al Lopez field, where the Reds trained in Tampa.
I think it is atrocious that he was banned for so long for gambling when MLB and all the networks now sponsor gambling sites.
The first and last thing that should be said about Pete is that he was a ball player.
Leon St. John