The recent thread that about Uniform Numbers reminded me of how proud I was to see one on my son's back and how special they can be. I couldn't find a back shot from his high school team but did see they also had numbers on the front.
Here is a back shot from one of his summer teams.
He was so skinny back then. 
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I tried getting one without the gear but was too slow.
Fathers Day present from a couple years ago.......it hangs in the home office. One of the best presents EVER!
One of many proud moments watching 44 play baseball. (ClemsonCleats)
Keeping with the tradition of Dickey and Berra...It's like déjà vu all over again.
The hitter is mine
@JCG posted:Did it go out?
It hit the fence. Thankfully he is not part of the bat pimping culture.
@2022NYC posted:Keeping with the tradition of Dickey and Berra...It's like déjà vu all over again.
Bill Dickey broke my son’s great grandfather’s jaw with a punch at home plate. In 1932. They became great friends after their careers and the Dickey’s were guests several times at the Reynolds house in Glen Flora, Tx 
@Go44dad posted:Bill Dickey broke my son’s great grandfather’s jaw with a punch at home plate. In 1932. They became great friends after their careers and the Dickey’s were guests several times at the Reynolds house in Glen Flora, Tx
While I truly rely on this site for valuable recruiting information, it is posts like yours and Bob make this such a special baseball site. Ken Burns, who dat?
A couple more uniform photos from the archives......sorry, 3 sons and I have get all of them.
Youngest son's team won the conference championship. He closed it.
Youngest son at Army Airborne school graduation. This is our favorite uniform!
Middle son at his last American Legion game...and last organized baseball game.
Ah Fenwaysouth . Brings back memories and not all good.
We called it Benning School for Wayward Boys! The track around those jump towers was 1.25 miles( yes 1lap).
They used to get us up at midnight to dress in our Dress Blue uniforms and run around that damn thing. Oh to be young.
smoke Is that Punahou HS?
I used to live across the street!
@Good Knight posted:smoke Is that Punahou HS?
I used to live across the street!
Small world. I grew up on Citron by the stadium park. Still have scars from taking a bad header on my skate board going down "suicide hill"
His second fave number, but probably my favorite pic.
@cabbagedad posted:
Does your son play for UCSD or were they the visitor? The former head coach gives my son catching lessons.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Does your son play for UCSD or were they the visitor? The former head coach gives my son catching lessons.
Visitors... he played for SF State at the time. He did play JC ball in SD though. Great area!
@Good Knight posted:smoke Is that Punahou HS?
I used to live across the street!
Really? Yes, it is... small world!
@2022NYC posted:Small world. I grew up on Citron by the stadium park. Still have scars from taking a bad header on my skate board going down "suicide hill"
This looks like a reunion. Citron! Hard to believe there was really a stadium on that land.
We live on the hill between the Likelike and Pali Highways.
@smokeminside posted:This looks like a reunion. Citron! Hard to believe there was really a stadium on that land.
We live on the hill between the Likelike and Pali Highways.
It's been a generation since I visited the homeland. I hoped to take my kids there a few years back before my oldest was starting HS and my youngest was old enough to appreciate the trip. Unfortunately the better half took an opportunity to switch departments at her job and killed the vacay. I would dream of da boys and I sharing brain freeze while chewing the azuki beans after downing a Matsumoto shaved ice or the sugar high after eating a dozen of Leonard's malasadas, explaining the comedic genius of Andy Bumatai, showing my Star-Bulletin paper route and and my mediocre career at the boys and girl club....but I did down a record amount of manapuas at the corner store....one day. Man it would be cool to meet up with you guys, is Shakey's pizza still around?
Yes wasn't the shave ice on the North Shore the best.
We used to fly our heels over the nudist colony and over Elvis home.
Did you know the Fujimotos that ran the service station on the North Shore?
My husband worked in Manoa Valley for 3 years in the early '90s, we used to drive past Punahou every day. It was a great experience; we never saw any baseball there, although we did become fans of sumo wrestling and hula. I haven't been back in 20 years, too many other places to go (and too much baseball?).
ah yes Sumo
I remember the 1st Hawaiian wrester..Jesse Kuholu...Takameyama?
Akebono became a yokuzuna when we were there, there was a lot of local excitement. They brought all the main wrestlers to Honolulu for an exhibition, we went to it. Very cool, and not how it is caricatured between innings at baseball games.
iowamom23
good day yesterday!
Oldest is graduated and now coaching HS, youngest is a ACL recovering Jr. in HS.
Epic 'stach @PitchingFan. We are still at the, "It's best if you just shave it" stage of facial hair growth...
OK...I thought of another fun pix sharing...The infamous then and now. I found two shots at about the same spot (impact) about 10 years apart. #29 in both pictures. 
@pitchingfan Too funny. Reminded me of the first time Paul Molitor came n the HC's office at Minnesota with the stack and hair.
Coach told him it was not the Oakland A's!
We somewhat hoped they would make him cut hair and shave last year. Instead the coaches made a big deal of it and now the media team loves him. So I reckon if the stache and hair is the worst thing, I can live with it. He lost a bet a few weeks ago and had to dye mustache black. Hope it grows out fast. He wants the Rollie Fingers look.
@PTWood posted:OK...I thought of another fun pix sharing...The infamous then and now. I found two shots at about the same spot (impact) about 10 years apart. #29 in both pictures.
This is amazing! I love the same shot ten years apart. Awesome pictures.
It also immediately reminded me of a moment 27 years ago when I had a picture of T-Baller, TMM's swing at a Tee'd up ball that closely compared one I took of Rickey Henderson at ST in Tucson on the same roll of film. I joked that my son was my "retirement plan'. I never really thought he would still be playing ball so many years later.
@Good Knight posted:iowamom23
good day yesterday!
It was a great day!! Kept thinking I would look for you, but they were pretty intent on getting us in and out quickly.
I thought about this one and realized how many shots i had over the years of son's wind up...which he doesn't use now, its all about the stretch. Anyway, i enjoyed this process and it brought back many memories with this pivot of the OGs post.
Those are awesome @Shoveit4Ks!
Numbers are special. I remember the numbers of most all the guys I played with 35 years later! My guy was 17, 27, and 47
Received maybe the best birthday present ever! I was a Georgia College Colonial. Many years and a mascot and school colors change later, the son was a Georgia College Bobcat
#5 had just pitched complete game shutout and walked it off with RBI single for 1-0 win
@fenwaysouth posted:Fathers Day present from a couple years ago.......it hangs in the home office. One of the best presents EVER!
Go Big Red! That's a beautiful memory! My Nephew played football there in the early 2000 and my brother is an Alum.
Here are a couple of my favorites. Last home start and last outing in the conference playoffs.
