Looks like the skies are opening up and Ernie Banks said today at his Statue Ceremony…he was the only player to play for one major, one owner, one team, and under one light…God’s light. What an awesome speech he gave and then Hank Aaron had some great things to say about Ernie…He even thanked Ernie for giving him some wisdom, wearing long sleeves under his jersey… That must have been an old school thing as I don’t see a lot of players doing that today…but I always have.
My Little League Coach “Mr Mac” would always tell us to that when you come to practice you have to be ready to play… no short pants, or short sleeves, he didn’t want us to be afraid of getting dirty… and then as I progressed on to High School Ball… Coach Benny Dorsey would send players back to the locker room for the same reason, especially when we would have to practice in the gym on bad weather days…ain’t nothing like practicing sliding on a gym floor with short pants and sleeves on…you will learn very quickly… and on those hot days like Ernie told Hank, it keeps you cool, and that it does.
Now in Chicago we got 2 Statues …we got MJ on the West Side and Ernie Banks on the North Side… and there are rumors that Harold Baines is going to get one on the South Side…even though I am not much of a Sox Fan…I watch the games on TV, but most of my friends are so obnoxious when it comes to the White Sux.
Filed under: Cubs news | Tagged: Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Statue, Wrigley Field
