Mike and Buzz have known each other for nearly 60 years.
Mike plays shortstop and Buzz plays second.
Bee that way since they played Little League in Blue Lake, Babe Ruth,
Legion ad High School. They ended up playing college ball together and then
played 4 years each for the Humboldt Crabs. As life moved on they played in the
local softball league into their senior years. They were inseparable to the
point they joined the same Senior Travel league and while on the road in the
car they made a pact ; if one of them died before the other they would send a
message to the one left behind about the existence of heaven and whether there
was softball in the afterlife. Buzz was hit by an errant ball in the head while
he was stretching a single into a double. He was mourned greatly by the Senior
Softball community. Mike waited
patiently for some sort of sign from Buzz whether there was indeed softball in
the afterlife. Months went by, but out of the blue Buzz showed up in a dream.
When Mike saw him he was excited and asked quickly, well Buzz, is there
softball ball in heaven? Buzz answered, “I have some good news and bad news for
you. What would you like to know first?” Mike thought about it and then asked,
“How about the good news?” Buzz answered, “Yes there is a great never ending
softball tournament in heaven. The competition is always equal and the snack
bar is always open.” Mike thought about it a second, then asked, “What is the
bad news? Buzz looked at him and replied with a smile, “You are starting at
short tonight!” ( Thanks to Mike Carroll for story.)
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A few weeks earlier, Mike and Buzz were out at the golf course, putting out the final hole just as a funeral procession drove past. Mike was puzzled when Buzz whipped off his hat and place it over his heart as the hearse drove past.
"What's that about?", Mike asked.
"Oh," said Buzz. "It's the least I can do. I was married to her for 30 years".
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