This is a throwback to 4 years ago. Students at The Hamlin School dedicated the yearbook to me that year. We finished 2020 online, and I never saw the Yearbook Dedication until just this week. Those students are now about to graduate high school! Time never stops moving…
During the summer of 1997, I was the Area Director of a summer youth employment program (based at the Precita Community Center). I helped former gang members obtain jobs in the Mission District of San Francisco.
I recommend his books:
Going All The Way: https://www.amazon.com/Going-All-Way-Dan-Wakefield/dp/0440029554
Returning: A Spiritual Journey: https://www.amazon.com/Returning-Spiritual-Journey-Wakefield-Hardcover/dp/B011MEQF24
September 20th 1981, Willie Mueller’s last day as a major league pitcher. We didn’t know that, and he probably didn’t either. My 2nd Orioles game, and I’m with my friend David on the first base line, autograph-seeking. Willie wasn’t a household name. He ended his career with one win, 7 strikeouts, & a 6.14 ERA, but David walked away with a signed baseball. Just recently, David reminded me about meeting Willie. That got me curious. It turns out that Mueller went on to star in the film Major League (1989), with Charlie Sheen. This is one of my earliest ballpark memory.
