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The fourth major league game i ever saw in person, i was in uniform

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The Fourth Major League Game I Ever

Ryne Sandberg

The fourth major league game i ever saw in person, i was in uniform

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We all know of course, that we should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever fiddle around in any way with electrical equipment. never.

I'm even stunned at some of the majors you can get in college these days. like you can major in the mating habits of the australian rabbit bat, major in leisure studies... okay, get a journalism major. okay, education major, journalism major. right. philosophy major, right. archeology major. i don't know, whatever it is. major in ballroom dance, of course. it doesn't replace work. how about a major in film studies? how about a major in black studies? how about a major in women studies? how about a major in home ec? oops, sorry! no such thing.

What i found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young negro league players were drafted into the major leagues once branch rickey broke the color line by hiring jackie robinson. it was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league.

The florida state league was considered the top a-league back then. you played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in florida, and the pay was the best in a-ball.

The league, i think, is doing well. it's growing, it's maturing, and it's becoming a better league. (on major league soccer)

I have loved football as an almost mythic game since i was in the fourth grade. to me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. the uniform turned you into a warrior. being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game.

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