© 2010 Aaron Atkinson

Joltin’ Joe

As a kid, I collected baseball cards. While I have cards that feature some of the greats of the day – Ken Griffey Jr, Nolan Ryan, Bo Jackson – my favorite card of all is of Joe Carter, Toronto Blue Jay.

I’ll never forget that October night in grade seven when my brother, Dad and I jumped around the living room in our Ontario home after the Blue Jays won their second straight World Series. We high-fived, we screamed, we hugged. It was our greatest baseball moment ever. And it was all thanks to Joe Carter and the ball he parked in the left field bleachers.

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We have an office in Philadelphia. Sometimes on conference calls or when I meet face-to-face with my coworkers I’ll sneak two little words into the conversation… Mitch Williams.

They love it when I do that.

2 Comments

  1. Peter
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 2:34 pm | #

    If I remember right, he’s a Kansas City guy.

  2. Aaron Atkinson
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 5:14 pm | #

    Close. Born in Oklahoma I think, played for Wichita State in college. May live in KC now though. If you ever see him around, have him sign something for me, and tell him I can trade him for an Erik Estrada headshot.

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