catcher – Sports Stories of My Generation

#26 Gary Carter

So you may have been wondering why I have yet to write about Gary Carter. I have been thinking about it. I wasn’t really sure what angle to take, or how to start the story. Should I lead off talking about Sandy Lahm Carter, who I first met in the 6th grade at Laguna RoadContinue reading “#26 Gary Carter”

#11 Johnny Roseboro

Don’t spread this around, but I don’t ever remember catching a baseball game. I could be wrong, but I do not remember sitting behind home plate with a mask on, with a too-large catcher’s mitt on my left hand. Maybe it was because I have never been very flexible, and didn’t enjoy sitting in aContinue reading “#11 Johnny Roseboro”