Three Generations Take the Field at Sacramento Father/Son Tourney
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Submitted by Rick Cantor, League President, Redwood Empire Baseball League
The annual Father’s Day Father/Son Tournament is hosted by the Sacramento MSBL and they have been doing it for many years now. I have taken teams there in prior years and have played with my father-in-law, David Charp, but this is the first year we got to include my son, Zeejay. It was an incredible experience being able to share the dugout with Zeejay and David!
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Zeejay is 15, I am 57, and David is 77. Just the span of those years is mind-boggling. We had a team of fellow Redwood Empire players and to a man, they all had a great time. For our family, our first game on Friday night was really special as the whole family was there, including David’s wife, my mother-in-law Gail, my wife Kimberly, her two brothers Adam and Erik, and their families. It was a windy cold Friday night in Sacramento, and all the family members were bundled up and braved the elements to watch the three of us play together.
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On this night, I was behind the plate, which is something I don’t usually do, but we thought it would be special if I caught both David and Zeejay in the same game! The family loved it, and for us three players, it was just a wonderful experience. We lost the game, but it didn’t matter. We played two more games on Saturday and split those games to go 1-2 for the tourney, but the actual games were secondary to the incredible experience we had. It is something I’ll never forget!
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