SPORTS HUMOR

My Secret Baseball Dreams

A Phillies fan confesses about his favorite team

Statue of Juan Marichal. Photo by Mark Tulin

The Phillies were my hometown team in 1965. I was ten years old and lived in the northern part of the city. Baseball was in my thoughts during those hot summers. Johnny Callison’s strong arm in right field and Dick Stuart’s power-hitting at first base. I kept repeating the name Cookie Rojas…