{"id":493,"date":"2023-04-10T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=493"},"modified":"2024-04-12T13:51:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:51:32","slug":"easter-tidbits-from-the-ballpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/04\/10\/easter-tidbits-from-the-ballpark\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Tidbits from the Ballpark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Baseball<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 10, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This definitely falls into the\u00a0<strong>&#8216;feeling weird about writing category&#8217;. But here goes&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Meet my son Nicholas (AKA Nick) and not my ex, nor a surrogate, yet his mother Brenda. If you know me well enough, you know the story. If you don&#8217;t, maybe the\u00a0<strong>Paul Harvey<\/strong>\u00a0in me will one day tell you\u00a0<strong>&#8220;The rest of the story.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/04\/10\/easter-tidbits-from-the-ballpark\/rsw_1280-6-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?fit=1280%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rsw_1280-6\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Nick and Brenda&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nick and Brenda&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rsw_1280-6.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He&#8217;s Long Beach City College&#8217;s Public Address Announcer for the school&#8217;s baseball team. Think<strong>&nbsp;Bob Uecker<\/strong>&nbsp;might agree&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Just A Bit Proud&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;instead of&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;outside&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nick texted me yesterday with&nbsp;<strong>Easter<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Greetings<\/strong>&nbsp;(Boy never misses a holiday) and mentioned they were going to the&nbsp;<strong>Los Angeles Angels Baseball Game.<\/strong>&nbsp;(Will always be the California Angels to me and probably you too)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You know me. He said baseball, I said pictures. And not ones from where you have to be&nbsp;<strong>Paul Bunyan<\/strong>&nbsp;to see. (Need to learn keypad shortcuts for emoji&#8217;s) Inside humor. Maybe not. Last pics were from the upper deck in the outfield and hard to see. I&#8217;m a field level guy myself. Unless it starts getting too hot, then go sneaking into the covered area. But I get it. At his age I was one of those&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Bleacher Creatures&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;at old&nbsp;<strong>Tiger Stadium.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brenda, seriously though, you&#8217;ve done a wonderful job raising one that so aptly acts like my twin! Must&#8217;ve been a handful! Thank you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here&#8217;s a few I hope you enjoy!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Final: Blue Jays 12 &#8211; Angels 11&nbsp;<\/strong>(insert emoji of your choice)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/128c516c-a049-4aff-9f70-4010477a9804\/IMG_1047.jpg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/128c516c-a049-4aff-9f70-4010477a9804\/IMG_1046.jpg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/128c516c-a049-4aff-9f70-4010477a9804\/IMG_1053.jpg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/128c516c-a049-4aff-9f70-4010477a9804\/IMG_1051.jpg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/128c516c-a049-4aff-9f70-4010477a9804\/IMG_1048.jpg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/128c516c-a049-4aff-9f70-4010477a9804\/IMG_1049.jpg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/128c516c-a049-4aff-9f70-4010477a9804\/IMG_1050.jpg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share this post:<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This definitely falls into the\u00a0&#8216;feeling weird about writing category&#8217;. 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