I think that is when it was, ..................I had a 500 about four years prior. but when the NFL teams were released, it rekindled the fire. I remember seeing the Bears Cardinals at Sears, and showing my mom. Back then they actually displayed the game in a case, ........it really sold the sizzle!
That Christmas morning, there it was after I tore off the wrapping paper.
I remember the shine of the players, and my dog grabbed a Cardinal figure and chewed on it and the base, but I was able to save it before it was too bad, but the figure lost an arm.....
I remember wearing out the switch and redoing the switch with a paper clip so that you would just squeeze the switch...............back then there was no such thing as base tweaking, so I played multi stop................. I had a league and keep individual stats the whole bit...
And that brings me to this Christmas, it was Christmas Eve Eve, to be exact, this past Tuesday. The kids had their last day of school for Christmas break, Spike's buddies were over at the house having a great time, and I reminded Spike that this was BuzzBall league night.
To make a long story short,........... his two buddies wanted to come along and watch the games. So we had all these games going at the Pizza shop where we play, good close ones too, and the Christmas lights were all around the shop, and we were all having a great time, laughing and teasing each other, ...........and I remember taking a step back and taking it all in, seeing everyone having a good time, ...............watching my son show his two buddies how to play, and thinking, .....Man, the good Lord gave me a great son, and I can't ask for much more when looking around and seeing people having fun with one of the greatest games ever created (IMO)!!