Jackie Robinson Day

Was yesterday, April 15. Of the three Collinsvillian's I polled, two were aware of the day and his number 42. One young revenant, a second baseman, chose 42 not only because it was JRob's but also was the number for another great whose name I cannot recall at the moment, a basketball player. I was impressed that this young fellow knew enough to honor folks of that stature.
Here is a quote from Jackie Robinson

Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.

I think I was in the same place with Jackie, know for a fact Bowie Kuhn, the commissioner of Baseball and the great Willie Mays were there with me for the 72 All Star Game in Atlanta with me and my Grandfather W.D "Willie Dan" Fox whose daughter Virginia was serious with Leon Culberson at one time. Leon has a distant cousin hitting the long ones now for the Calhoun, Ga. baseball team.
If you don't know about Leon, read DAvid Halberstam's book The Teammates.
Myles Smith, I learned last night was also at the game in 72. On several occasions he chauffeured Governor Jimmy Carter, later the President of the United States, from the Gov's mansion to the ATlanta Airport.
I asked President Carter a great question in Bham in 1993.
Yesterday was quite windy with a lot of talk about transformers the Movie, and the Hope of Transformation. Scanned an article about the Parahi of Brazil and the wrench they are throwing in linguistics.
I also had a DQ Buster Bar for 1.25 plus tax