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WILLIE MAYS MAKES COMEBACK

I know this stuff is not important in the sense of history or anything but I love to see it.

Obama goes low with All-Star first pitch

The best part of this story, to me, is that he picked up Willie Mays in Detroit and took him along in Air Force One to the game. They exited the plane arm in arm.

If you are my age you cannot say the words Willie Mays without a thrill and a tug at the heart. Small tears. And I was never a Giants fan.

Asked what advice he gave Obama, the Say Hey Kid said: "Follow through."

"He'll be fine. I guarantee it," Mays said aboard Air Force One.

The other thing that got me is that Stan Musial was at the game. My God. Stan Musial. he is 88. I wasn't a Cardinal fan either.

When I was a kid, I was a big baseball fan. I even went to the local radio station where they read off the play by play teletype with sound effects.

It was as exciting as a real game to me. Well, almost.

I lost my interest in baseball somewhere with the big salaries and the hyped up television coverage and all. Maybe I just grew out of it.

I am glad that I have a son who is a strong fan of the game. He helps me keep a bit in touch.

I like that I have a President who is willing to get out there and actually pitch a ball.

There is something about the game that brings us all together.

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