Yesterday the kids and I met Papa and Nana in Gaylord for a nice little baseball card show. At the show signing autographs was Detroit Tiger legend and 1968 World Champion Jim Northrup. Mr. Northrup was very nice to the kids as he was to all of the fans that came to meet him. I think it was hard for Lily and Trevor to grasp the fact that this guy had been a big league ball player. I guess that comes from being little. I think the older players really 'get' the whole thing with the fans and what they used to do for a living. They didn't make millions of dollars and are more grounded than some of the bozos who play these days.
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