Batter Up!
Part one: Sara and her two sons live in a four-bedroom house, in Silverton OR. She inherited the house and it’s expenses when her husband died in car accident caused by a drunk driver. They were a baseball family. They had lived and breathed baseball. They lived about 25 minutes away from Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer Oregon. Up until Sam’s death, they held season tickets and never missed a Volcanoes game unless one of the sons had a game. They would sponsor a player each year. The quest room was a gallery of Giant memorabilia. The centerpiece was a St. Louis Cardinal program. Written on it was “Love Dedication Practice” signed Willie Mays. It was Sams fathers program from June 2, 1963. Willie had hit hit three home runs that game and led the Giants …