Making All City in Newark NJ

Making All City This Was a Great Moment In My Life.was so determined to hit a home run I remember
Toward the end of my junior year at Weequahic Highstanding closer to the plate thinking I could reach an
School in Newark New Jersey, I started hearing fromoutside pitch. Most if not all of my hits that year were
my friends that I was going to make All City. How didsingles. While I had power I had not displayed much of
they know I asked myself? In my usual mood of highit. I dug in deeper ready to smack one when Richie let
esteem I was thinking that there was no way I wouldloose with one that was very high and very tight.
make the all city team. "Vailburg's catcher was betterSo tight it stuck in my ear. I guess it did not curve like I
than me" is what crossed my mind. I make the grade -thought. Down I went. Out like a light.. While the ball did
No way. I told you I had high self esteem. The twonot stick in my ear it made quite an impression in my
best teams in the city at the time, Barringer andhead. I think some thread from the ball is embedded in
Vailsburg would receive the most recognition for theirmy ear lobe to this day. I was slowly escorted to
players. We were 3-15. And our record did not displayCoach Ginsburg's office. When I finally awoke which
how really bad we were. I think I was the only playerseemed like hours, but was really minutes, Mr Ginsburg
that batted over .300.told me I had made the Star Ledger All City Baseball
In the last game of the season we were playingteam. I was elated and soar. I was happy and groggy. I
Central High. A poor to average team at best. Butwas proud and queasy at the same time. Wow what
they had Richie Glenn. An above average pitcher witha day. I wonder if Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig ever went
speed to burn. I went up to bat thinking home run. Ithrough something like this.