My Dad had a friend that lived in CAhokia, worked out of the Pentagon, wife didn't even know what he did. I have old postcards from Turkey, etc. he would send me.
West Tn. is a BIG Cards fan base. We had the opportunity to go to both years to the Series!! This fella could get tickets, but with 4 kids, and a Full Service/Service/Gas Station, in a small rural town, we couldn't afford to go.
Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Tim Mccarver and Ted Simmons, were all players that I admired and followed, and luckily I was able to go and see them play, met a few on the field as a kid.
My Little League team celebrated a title win one year, and my Dad's friend was able to help with ticket prices, etc, we washed cars,begged, etc. And my parents and a few others took all of the team and stayed overnight, saw a game. That was a real treat for all of us, my Dad still laughs at an episode or two from that trip. Some had never been. I had gone with my parents and one older Sister a year or two before.
Great times.
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