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Eugene Church · 06-08-2023, 12:39 PM

MY LIFE IN 2023
Yep, EC's Life Is Filled With Glee in '23

Nope, you wiseguys, that's 2023, not 1923... believe it or not EC is a lot younger than that... I am so glad I am young at heart... always played ball with younger guys... at age 55 EC played in an 18 and over basketball league... my wife taught Sunday School for 50 years and I was always in a class with people 20 years younger than me for the most part... my church league basketball team and softball teams were mainly in their 20s and 30s... I was in my 40s and 50s... I never was in a Sunday School class with people my age... yep, I think that kept me young in spirit... even on the OOTP Forums I deal with folks a lot younger than me... back in 2003 when I was just starting to play OOTP3, dbacks, a 15-year-old teenager taught me what a cursor was and how to post a screenshot... now nice folks like knuckler, txranger, low, hurricanekevin, rocknfire7 and other fine graphics guys help me with my wonderful logos, jerseys and caps... viewers like jg2977, Dark Horse, CD and StLee keep my view counts going pretty steadily... thanks for helping an old traditional curmudgeon and old codger enjoy the great game of baseball.

dbacks, where are you now?... EC still needs you and your computer expertise... would you like to rebrand all 64 teams in the Islandian Pro Alliance?

EC has been blessed by Jesus... and also by baseball... in the last few years I have started reading books for the first time in my life and loving it... EC had to retire from sports because of bulging discs in my spine caused by too many rear-end hits by bad drivers... 6 times it has happened to me since 1977... I was stopped at a stop light when it happened... in 1995 my doctor told me to stop playing sports or I might just end up in a wheelchair... yep, so EC retired... I love sports, but my health is far, far more important.

“Hello again, everybody. It’s a bee-yoo-tiful day for baseball.” – Sportscaster, Harry Caray

Now I just have to watch games or read books about baseball... just finished a book "Baseball - The Early Years"... actually I only read half of it... it was way too much about the history of baseball business from the 1860s to the early 1900s... there were two more volumes to read... nope, EC did not finish even the first book... it was really well-reseached and scholarly by a doctorate thesis... but it was tedious to read... I need to be entertained and informed... Harold Seymour did not entertain, but he thoroughly informed me... it would be a great book for a baseball historian doing research... but it was not for EC... sorry, Harold.

"Wit, Quips and Quotes from the Diamond Minds"
EC just started a new book by George Will, a political writer and a great baseball fan and writer... "Men at Work"... in it Will interviews The Manager, Tony Larussa... The Pitcher, Orel Hershiser... The Batter, Tony Gwynn... and The Fielder, Cal Ripken... yep, baseball is not just a simple game... it is far more than "I just move the ball around and throw strikes"... far more than "I see the ball and hit it."... most fans don't really watch the games... they just bring the kids, chase foul balls and pig out on expensive drinks, popcorn, peanuts, crackerjack and ice cream... they don't really concentrate on what happening on the field... they don't really understand what's going on in the minds of the players, the manager, the pitcher, the catcher and the batter... baseball is really complex... in the 20 seconds a pitcher has to deliver the ball to the batter, there is a whole lot of thinking going on... what's the count?... how many runners are on base?... what are they going to do?... what does the hitter like to hit?... where does he hit it?... who is batting next?... what does the pitcher throw?... and when does he throw it?... EC gets tired of thinking about all of the variables... yep, baseball is not just a simple game.

“Think?! How are you supposed to think and hit at the same time?” -- Yogi Berra

“There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” – Tommy Lasorda

06-08-2023, 12:39 PM	#9553
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,894	MY LIFE IN 2023 Yep, EC's Life Is Filled With Glee in '23 Nope, you wiseguys, that's 2023, not 1923... believe it or not EC is a lot younger than that... I am so glad I am young at heart... always played ball with younger guys... at age 55 EC played in an 18 and over basketball league... my wife taught Sunday School for 50 years and I was always in a class with people 20 years younger than me for the most part... my church league basketball team and softball teams were mainly in their 20s and 30s... I was in my 40s and 50s... I never was in a Sunday School class with people my age... yep, I think that kept me young in spirit... even on the OOTP Forums I deal with folks a lot younger than me... back in 2003 when I was just starting to play OOTP3, dbacks, a 15-year-old teenager taught me what a cursor was and how to post a screenshot... now nice folks like knuckler, txranger, low, hurricanekevin, rocknfire7 and other fine graphics guys help me with my wonderful logos, jerseys and caps... viewers like jg2977, Dark Horse, CD and StLee keep my view counts going pretty steadily... thanks for helping an old traditional curmudgeon and old codger enjoy the great game of baseball. dbacks, where are you now?... EC still needs you and your computer expertise... would you like to rebrand all 64 teams in the Islandian Pro Alliance? EC has been blessed by Jesus... and also by baseball... in the last few years I have started reading books for the first time in my life and loving it... EC had to retire from sports because of bulging discs in my spine caused by too many rear-end hits by bad drivers... 6 times it has happened to me since 1977... I was stopped at a stop light when it happened... in 1995 my doctor told me to stop playing sports or I might just end up in a wheelchair... yep, so EC retired... I love sports, but my health is far, far more important. “Hello again, everybody. It’s a bee-yoo-tiful day for baseball.” – Sportscaster, Harry Caray Now I just have to watch games or read books about baseball... just finished a book "Baseball - The Early Years"... actually I only read half of it... it was way too much about the history of baseball business from the 1860s to the early 1900s... there were two more volumes to read... nope, EC did not finish even the first book... it was really well-reseached and scholarly by a doctorate thesis... but it was tedious to read... I need to be entertained and informed... Harold Seymour did not entertain, but he thoroughly informed me... it would be a great book for a baseball historian doing research... but it was not for EC... sorry, Harold. "Wit, Quips and Quotes from the Diamond Minds" EC just started a new book by George Will, a political writer and a great baseball fan and writer... "Men at Work"... in it Will interviews The Manager, Tony Larussa... The Pitcher, Orel Hershiser... The Batter, Tony Gwynn... and The Fielder, Cal Ripken... yep, baseball is not just a simple game... it is far more than "I just move the ball around and throw strikes"... far more than "I see the ball and hit it."... most fans don't really watch the games... they just bring the kids, chase foul balls and pig out on expensive drinks, popcorn, peanuts, crackerjack and ice cream... they don't really concentrate on what happening on the field... they don't really understand what's going on in the minds of the players, the manager, the pitcher, the catcher and the batter... baseball is really complex... in the 20 seconds a pitcher has to deliver the ball to the batter, there is a whole lot of thinking going on... what's the count?... how many runners are on base?... what are they going to do?... what does the hitter like to hit?... where does he hit it?... who is batting next?... what does the pitcher throw?... and when does he throw it?... EC gets tired of thinking about all of the variables... yep, baseball is not just a simple game. “Think?! How are you supposed to think and hit at the same time?” -- Yogi Berra “There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” – Tommy Lasorda Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-13-2023 at 08:34 PM.