Just when you think the pranks of the GAS HOUSE GANG are LONG GONE, a story
from an old schooler pops up. To prove it I received this hand written letter
from VIRGIL TRUCKS a few days ago. We will reproduce it exactly the way VIRGIL
wrote it for your good old fashioned baseball laughter.
“AS YOU KNOW SATCHEL PAIGE AND I WERE
GREAT FRIENDS. WHEN I WAS WITH HIM AT
THE SAINT LOUIS BROWNS . WE WERE GOING
FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA, TO PLAY THE CUBS
IN MESA. THIS WAS IN 1953. AND THERE WAS
NOTHING BETWEEN PHOENIX AND MESA BUT
CACTUS TREES. THAT’S ALL JUST CACTUS. SO
I SAID TO SATCHEL: “I’M GOING UP INTO THOSE
CACTUS AND GET ME A BABY COYOTE, AND TRAIN
HIM LIKE A DOG.”
SATCH SAYS TO ME: “MAN, THAT’S THE MEANEST
CRITTER ALIVE! HE’LL TEAR YOU UP.”
SO, I SAID: “I’LL TRAIN HIM AND PUT HIM ON A
LEASH AND THEN I’LL LET YOU PET HIS HEAD.”
” OH SURE”, SATCH SAYS, “I’LL PET HIM ON HIS
HEAD WHEN HIS HEAD IS AT LEAST SIXTEEN FEET
FROM THE REST OF HIS BODY.”
BOYS WILL BE BOYS ON A LONG BUS TRIP ACROSS
THE HOT ARIZONA DESERT DURING SPRING TRAINING
OF 1953.
You can contact VIRGIL TRUCKS at :
1016 WATERFORD TRAIL
CALERA, ALABAMA 35040-7613
If you ask him nicely I’m sure that he’ll
send you an autographed baseball card.
HE IS WELL & HEALTHY AND STILL LOVES
LIFE & BASEBALL!!
posted 2-16-10 by bobby hoeft
