The Story Of A Big League Photo!
The scene of the image was captured from the right side, behind home plate in Bank One Ball Park, Phoenix Arizona. It details the United States Colored Guard in the outfield, along with members of the Armed Forces holding a flag as it draped the outfield. The Arizona Diamondbacks were lined up along third baseline and the New York Yankees on the first. Jewel, a well known country and western vocalist was selected to sing the National Anthem. She stood in front of then Yankee Manager, Joe Torre. The Phoenix Fire Department held up the tattered flag from the World Trade Center, over the short stop area. Then, the F16th's flew over Bank One Ballpark and the fans pointed up to the sky, for a split second, as the planes jetted by. At that precise moment, the shutter opened and the rest is history. To view the original photograph and photo-poster "Remembering September 11, 2001" click on the portfolio link at www.davidekelly.net . There were only 1,001 limited edition 24 x 36 photo-posters printed by the registered copyright owner. Only God knows how many counterfeit prints are hanging on sportsfans walls from "sea to shining sea". As you view the photo, notice that on the backfield wall "Office Max" had an advertisement and the thief tried to sell it to Wal-Mart in bulk, who may have asked him to remove it. The poster was also darkened and printed on thicker stock paper. As the story unfolds, the original thief ,who from now on will be referred to, as "the brother from another planet" was supposed to be a Mormon and a former Major League player (?) who somehow lost his way and sought out to recapture his faded glory of throwing curve balls at Homerun Kings.
Little League Baseball Soon To Return To All Neighborhoods!
The Game of Baseball was once enjoyed by every group of people in the United States, from Maine to California to Florida and Alaska. It was so popular, that it was shipped abroad to tiny island nations, where little boys became so preoccupied with the mechanics and physics of the sport, that they too dreamed of running the bases in America's baseball stadiums. They became so absorbed in learning and perfecting the skills of the game, that sooner or later, while the dividing forces in the states were ripping the "love of the sport" from the hearts of some of its most loyal citizens, their time would eventually come to dominate this sport called "America's favorite pastime". Not that it matters much anymore to some, others wonder why this game has become so polarized and unpopular in the African-American community. I will try to address the real issues that plaque our nation with a cancer that is consuming and devouring the soul and psyche of the American quiltted landscape in hope of restoring a love for a game that their forefathers enjoyed and show how America can right the wrongs of its discriminating present and past. This story is dedicated to the memory of Thomas Joseph Kelly and Donald Kelly Sr., my grandfather and dad respectively.
A Colored League All Star Baseball Team From Noblesville Indiana 1932.
Photograher Unknown
