08-13-2021, 07:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-13-2021, 07:53 AM by Phillies_Joe.)
RE: Zeprock Collection
RE: Zeprock Collection
Aurelio Rodriguez - One of my favorite players growing up. Not slighting Brooks at all, but Aurelio Rodriguez deserved at least 1 or 2 gold gloves. I played 3rd base and emulated Aurelio Rodriguez - at least until Mike Schmidt came along. Why goes my post include Aurelio Rodriguez so many times - I still love saying his name out loud in a Philadelphia / Spanish accent with my toung rolling and bouncing - Aureliooooo Rodddddriguez. I'm weird but it put a smile on my face typing this in and recalling playing stickball with the gang in our "home" dilapidated parking garage. We were the "little guys" (7-9 yrs old) and had to be off the "field" by 10 so the older kids could play - play would resume for us at our elementry school playing "half-sies" against the building - hitting the 4th floor wall was a homer. What a glorious time!!!!
*When it's all said and done - all we have left is our reputation.