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I'm going to realy a friends story - I was reading a post in one of the other columns about a young man playing summer ball - and what a big thrill it was to have a youngster come up to him and ask him to catch the first ball that he was throwing out. A lot of posters here have autographs, but not too many have famous peeople who have their autograph. My friend played for a good local league, and the crowds were pretty decent. There was a really big crowd one night in particular as a young man who was destined for superstardom had returned home after playing/living out of town for while (he was about 16 or 17 - but was already pegged as the next big thing). More people were there to see him than the baseball team. To make a long story short - my friend was asked by the future hall of famer to sign a ball for him. Its one of his greatest thrills - not too many people can say Wayne Gretzky has their autograph. (Wayne was a pretty fair basbeball player before devoting himself to hockey).
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