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i We had great seats in the first 'row but I was still replaying my error over and over again, "Why didn't I concentrate more, how could I drop it?" The fellow just on the home plate side of me and his ’teenaged son had their gloves, hanging over the field, ready for anything. 1 had seen them during batting practice and hoped our seats weren't close to them because they would scoop everything that came their way, and they were in a better position than we were. But, sure 2nough we were right next to them. In the top of the first Don ingly hit a line drive foul ball. was coming at us again! The fel- Joie on my right and I went up at the same time, his glove was in front of mine, everything blurred 1ogether once more and whapl, the ound of a horsehide ball in a whide glove echoed in my ears. I looked in the other fellow's glove for the ball but it wasn't there. I ooked in my glove and there, cra- ed snugly, was Mattinglv's line Between batting practice and the game we went to get something to eat. There was sign near the food place that said, "The odds of a fan catching a ball are 300,000 to one, yet everyone brings their gloves." I felt lower than ever, knowing we would never get another chance as good as the one I missed. We had great seats in the first row but I was still replaying my error over and over again, "Why didn't I concentrate more. how "Conor, we got one." 1 shouted for us. :0 excited that I didn't even think to Miracles do happen. especially how the ball off to the crowd like when helped along by the faith of We seen on TV. I gave it to Conor an eight-year-old boy in his dad. md we sat there, heads together and Earth to Oakville. do you read iazed at our good fortune, inspect- me? ng every square inch of that ball - Steven Moore is the proud dad I black smudge where Mattingly’s of 8-year-old Conor and 6-year- 'at hit it and a brown smudge oldCharloae. went into tt Blue Jays game. umv~ ing early for butting practice III the hopes of getting a ball that went into the seats. We were standing lit the aisle near the outfield fence 'when a Yankee batter lifted a long foul ball directly at me. I settled under it, with no one else around, when suddenly I lost my focus, everything blurred and was moving much too fast, the ball hit the end of my glove and bounced away, only to be grabbed by someone else. I could have cried right there. I tried not to show my disappoint- ment. but I was yelling at myself (, My son Conor taught me some valuable lessons the other night. We 2we 5x little faith led /lit,1,,sfirta,r,zrsCtil,l,l,lll,l,ll,l,llll.ll :0 miracle catch 3ss copies .l'.1,y,r1fy1/."y,il1H.ty,"',",_ Ill-Ile"'".- i 'l , , ‘ il o00.00.00.000ooooooooomoooo 'fifi)l'ltrifi1(f _,e'J?tJ'iJi, sCa)litld.,hJ,C11,sej UNCLUITERED ANNOUNCEMENTS 0 Grand Openings 0 Sales Events For more information call STEVE 338-1421 OAKVILLE Head office Waterdown 7 Ontario, LOR 2H0 Phone Fax 1-519-658-6857 29 MESSAGES OF ALL SORTS 0 Weddings . Will You Man) . Anniversaries . It's A Boy/Girl . Birthdays ADVANCE BOOKING RE FROM ABOVE THE MOLSON INDY PERSON ALS cause do criticism. In our competition others, successes and failures even out. Wisdom, comes in unexpected forms, and sorm our children should be the n for us. game The lessons? We should pa attention when someone expnesse faith in us, they may know some thing we don't. No matter what on My thoughts kept returning the moment of catching that ha The oddest part was I didn't ev feel it go into my glove. I was " the other man had caught it - l glove was in front of mine. It was miracle in the middle of a baseb Miracles do happen. esp when helped along by the f an eight-year-old boy in his d The rest of the game had a unique magic and glimmer. I dis- covered that the man on my right wasn't disappointed that he didn't catch Mattingly's foul. he had already gotten a ball during batting practice. We chatted'away during the game, sharing his peanuts and my binoculars. At least once an again. Conor wears IN plays catcher on our T because of Pat Borders, Sure enough, the Blue I in the bottom of the 1 Border's two-run triple tt ly win the game 5-4. Inning, tenor am back out of our bag where it had been scuffed in the din on the previous pitch. Conor asked me his favorite riddle - How many seams on a baseball? One. ncouragemcnl work ep trying. somemr ont anc got fl yette JN once an the ball Aed at it " tte h we u n if n . On-site, bin , laminating reduction & ent services. 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