When I was a kid, to me, the Evergreen Players were the big time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Evergreen had opened up a whole new world to me. There I met many internationally celebrated people: there I was surrounded by the best art and music, as well as conversation. I knew I could never return to the life I had led before.
I played with Sam Lay, Jimmy Reed, Big Walter Horton, Big Moose Walker, and all those guys.
I grew up playing in the woods.
In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game.
You know, when you can play with the greatest players of that particular era, you look forward to going to the ballpark. I mean, you thought it was great to be there in the clubhouse. You thought it was great to be on the field.
The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for them.
I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.
I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
I have great memories of my years in Edmonton and the players who were my teammates.
I am evergreen, and with every passing day, I am becoming younger.