The following are the details of Robert Arroyo's wife's funeral service.
Elizabeth Arroyo's funeral service is sceduled for Saturday, November 2 from 2:00 PM to 6:00PM at Gonzalez Funeral Home located at 7209 N Dale Mabry, Tampa, FL.
If attending please wear your BLUE Brandon Senior Softball Association collated shirt. Also expecting a large crowd; we should try to be there NLT 2:45.
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Oct 23
Bill Pichler's Funeral Service is Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 PM at Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon, Florida on Hwy 60 (Brandon Blvd).
All are invited! You are encouraged to wear you BLUE collared golf shirt.
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Sep 11
SEVENTY YEARS OF A GOOD RUN COMING TO AN END
Many of you will be able to relate personally to this. The seventy-year-long good run coming to an end for me is the joy of playing ball. I started playing on a team at age 9 and still do at age 80. No, I am not retiring. But much of the joy of the game has gone. The reasons to play now are camaraderie and to give myself something to do. Before now, the reason to play was that the game itself was fun, independent of team affiliation or outcome. I loved chasing the ball, catching the ball, throwing the ball, hitting the ball and running the bases. Sadly, those tasks are no longer joyful. In fact, they feel more like obligations than activities I want to pursue for fun. The problem does not stem entirely from a gradual decline in performance caused by age. Everyone, including major leaguers, experiences gradual decline. With age, you run slower, throw less hard and hit less hard. We all have to learn to live with that. Unfortunately, I didn't see coming that we would also think less fast! Still, despite the diminution in my absolute performance over the decades, my basic skill package remained intact. I could still run, catch, throw and hit – just on a smaller scale. Unfortunately, at age 80, I have transitioned from gradual decline to precipitous decline. By that I mean I can no longer produce those skills reliably, not even on a smaller scale. Now they are becoming intermittent. That is not to say that I didn't make any bad plays for 70 years. Of course I did but they were unexpected outliers. I still anticipated my inputs would be rewarded joyfully. Now I don't, at least, not regularly, and that takes a lot of the fun out of the game. In fact, it replaces it with fear of failure. And that is no fun at all. I know there should be a land in my mind where I could possibly adjust my standards and still produce joy with less competence. After all, it was I who once said, “Any play made after age 80 is a good play.” Thankfully, I can still make some of the plays, some of the time. Now, I just have to adjust my thinking and my feelings to accommodate the new reality. So far, it is still a work in progress
Doc
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Aug 01
I drove off with my wallet, phone, glass case and car keys on the hood of Tony Edward's car on Thurs. Aug.1. if you find any of these items, please call my wife's phone. 954-993-7445. Thanks. Tom Beer
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Jul 25
This is a message to let everyone in the league know I have tested posutive for Covid. Today I pitched against the Mets. Please do a home test to detemine if you also have it. Sorry for all the problems. I did not have any idea that I had the Covid virus. Thanks, Wayne Faust
Ball gloves for sale. 1 right hander fielders glove. 1 left hander first baseman mitt (brand new) 3 left hander fielder gloves and one of those is (brand new)
I was playing softball fairly well as I kept playing more games I in started getting unusually out of breath plus my biceps would be painful. I just figured that my conditioning needed improvement so played another game. The short breath and pain in my chest reoccurred. I picked up my equipment and went to doctor. Becareful and don’t take chances, it may be your last
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May 23
Take a look at the attached YouTube video, as I interviewed several players about Social Security and other topics, for my YouTube channel.
All - Rich Kelly, long time member of our league needs our prayers. He was admitted to the hospital today (May 9) with infection in the bone on his foot. The doctors initial plan is to put him on an anti-biotic for 8 weeks.
The following are the details of Robert Arroyo's wife's funeral service.
Elizabeth Arroyo's funeral service is sceduled for Saturday, November 2 from 2:00 PM to 6:00PM at Gonzalez Funeral Home located at 7209 N Dale Mabry, Tampa, FL.
If attending please wear your BLUE Brandon Senior Softball Association collated shirt. Also expecting a large crowd; we should try to be there NLT 2:45.
Bill Pichler's Funeral Service is Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 PM at Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon, Florida on Hwy 60 (Brandon Blvd).
All are invited! You are encouraged to wear you BLUE collared golf shirt.
SEVENTY YEARS OF A GOOD RUN COMING TO AN END
Many of you will be able to relate personally to this. The seventy-year-long good run coming to an end for me is the joy of playing ball. I started playing on a team at age 9 and still do at age 80. No, I am not retiring. But much of the joy of the game has gone. The reasons to play now are camaraderie and to give myself something to do. Before now, the reason to play was that the game itself was fun, independent of team affiliation or outcome. I loved chasing the ball, catching the ball, throwing the ball, hitting the ball and running the bases. Sadly, those tasks are no longer joyful. In fact, they feel more like obligations than activities I want to pursue for fun. The problem does not stem entirely from a gradual decline in performance caused by age. Everyone, including major leaguers, experiences gradual decline. With age, you run slower, throw less hard and hit less hard. We all have to learn to live with that. Unfortunately, I didn't see coming that we would also think less fast! Still, despite the diminution in my absolute performance over the decades, my basic skill package remained intact. I could still run, catch, throw and hit – just on a smaller scale. Unfortunately, at age 80, I have transitioned from gradual decline to precipitous decline. By that I mean I can no longer produce those skills reliably, not even on a smaller scale. Now they are becoming intermittent. That is not to say that I didn't make any bad plays for 70 years. Of course I did but they were unexpected outliers. I still anticipated my inputs would be rewarded joyfully. Now I don't, at least, not regularly, and that takes a lot of the fun out of the game. In fact, it replaces it with fear of failure. And that is no fun at all. I know there should be a land in my mind where I could possibly adjust my standards and still produce joy with less competence. After all, it was I who once said, “Any play made after age 80 is a good play.” Thankfully, I can still make some of the plays, some of the time. Now, I just have to adjust my thinking and my feelings to accommodate the new reality. So far, it is still a work in progress
Doc
I drove off with my wallet, phone, glass case and car keys on the hood of Tony Edward's car on Thurs. Aug.1. if you find any of these items, please call my wife's phone. 954-993-7445. Thanks. Tom Beer
This is a message to let everyone in the league know I have tested posutive for Covid. Today I pitched against the Mets. Please do a home test to detemine if you also have it. Sorry for all the problems. I did not have any idea that I had the Covid virus. Thanks, Wayne Faust
Ball gloves for sale. 1 right hander fielders glove. 1 left hander first baseman mitt (brand new) 3 left hander fielder gloves and one of those is (brand new)
See Kenny Tillman on the diamond backs.
MESSAGE FROM RICK LINDSAY'S WIFE:
Thank you so much to everyone for all your prayers! We are so grateful for them.
Rick is at Brandon Regional, getting excellent care. We couldn't have asked for better.
He was extubated yesterday morning, and able to talk in a whisper, then a bit better last night.
He is having a test done today to determine when he can eat and drink again, as well as an MRI. His CT scan yesterday was clear, Praise God!
He is doing amazingly well, considering what he went through. We will have to await test results for next steps.
Thank you again for keeping him and our family covered in prayer.☺️
I was playing softball fairly well as I kept playing more games I in started getting unusually out of breath plus my biceps would be painful. I just figured that my conditioning needed improvement so played another game. The short breath and pain in my chest reoccurred. I picked up my equipment and went to doctor. Becareful and don’t take chances, it may be your last
Take a look at the attached YouTube video, as I interviewed several players about Social Security and other topics, for my YouTube channel.
Thanks,
Howard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr6Q1p0UgEQ
All - Rich Kelly, long time member of our league needs our prayers. He was admitted to the hospital today (May 9) with infection in the bone on his foot. The doctors initial plan is to put him on an anti-biotic for 8 weeks.