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It had been since 2012 that the Yankees had won a playoff series, not too long ago for a spoiled fan, but enough years back to where my 8yr olds don't remember watching.  Jimmy especially invested a lot of time in the team this past season, watching the games with me until his bedtime, then falling asleep to the game on the radio. He would always have his binders of baseball cards at his side to flip through while we watched and would reference the players stats as they stepped into the batters box. I was thrilled for him that the team made a playoff run this year, and was proud of how he handled them losing "its ok, Daddy, they are a young team and will have another chance next year".   Gigi likes going to Yankee stadium, but she doesn't have much use for the games on TV ( "its too boring" ) unless her favorite player, Didi Gregorius is up.  I always call her over to the TV when Didi is up because she has this thing where she has to announce how he is her favorite player of all time, and she does it "in character". She puts an affect on her voice when she says his name that sounds equal parts George Costanza's mom and Carol Kane. " I love Didi Gregorious ".. Its hilarious , mostly because when you ask her why she says it like that, she pretends she has no idea what you are talking about. " What do you mean, that is my normal voice " she will say , with a coy smile..

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Earlier today, my daughter Gigi informed me that I was invited to a meeting, which was about to commence, to discuss a pumpkin. In some households, it may be odd for an 8yr old to call a meeting, but Gigi has been to her mom's office a bunch, and .. well.. lets just say Gigi marches to her own beat. I knew from experience that if I didn't drop everything and report to the conference table ( also the kitchen table ), I ran the risk of this infraction coming up in my year-end review. Gigi is a sweet and gentle soul, but when she is in "business mode", she is tough as nails in her assessments come review time. After confirming the meeting would be pajama-casual, I made my way across the room - after all, I have been on disability for a month and miss the day to day grind.  This could be good for me.  

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 This video was from June 2017 - The final game of the season , and our final game in the great Florham Park Little League. ( We had closed on our new house in Hunterdon County a few days prior to this game ).

 I was once again honored to be the manager of the team. We had a great bunch of kids and I had fantastic, hands-on coaches who all committed their time and were always supportive and helpful.  We are truly going to miss the great friends we made in Florham Park and Im especially going to miss the great guys on the Little League board and all the parents who help make the league such a success. 

Jimmy continues to thrive and enjoy the game. He has an old-school love of the game that I feel is rare in kids his age. When I would pull in the driveway after work, Jimmy would inevitably be out back throwing the ball in the air and waiting for me with my glove.  The smile on his face when he would throw me a strike was enough to wipe out any stress that I brought home from a long day at the office. 

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