oh man, what an afternoon. yesterday i attended the baseball reliquary's 2009 induction day. this unique event included music on the glass harp by douglas lee...
ceremonial bell ringing by the group led by terry cannon (executive director) in honor of hilda chester...
speeches and presentations from a variety of wonderfully interesting people including sports writers mike shannon (pictured below) and don malcolm, jill and mike magnante, and ron shelton.
this year's inductees were roger maris (former single season home run record holder), jim eisenreich (successful major leaguer who played with tourette syndrom), and steve dalkowski(a minor league pitcher who was the inspiration for the movie bull durham (la times article)). all in all, a wonderful afternoon of baseball stories and celebration at pasadena public library. i can't wait until next year!
