Last stop...the gate in Miami. I heard a group of folks chatting Haiti so of course I went over....they were from Savannah and were catching a flight to Jacksonville ( I guess it was cheaper ) they shared their story talked about their church and how they got involved invited me to an event in December....we were so engrossed in conversation..they missed their flight..so they got on my flight anyway.
On the plane the fellow next to me was young dusty and began the conversation first...Are you from Georgia? He told me he was from Guyton and he had been in the Dominican Republic. On a mission? He replied with a puzzled look.."What??" so the conversation continued.... What were you doing there? Playing baseball. With the youth of Dominica Republic? No I played in a league...Oh..so is that what you do? Yes...I play for the Boston Red Sox...What!.....wait a minute..I might be an old lady but you can't fool me about the Red Sox. My son is a Red Sox fan and knows everything about the team and anyway I have a friend who is related to the CEO Larry Lucino. No really I play for the sox.he said .What position? Mostly out field. I've been with the field team and moved up and then back again. He said his name was Josh Reddick. I asked if he had a baseball card..he said he didn't have any with him...I told him I would check out his story..and if true he would have a new fan and he gave me his autograph. He said his dad was a big baseball fan and he had played since he age of four, he is 23, recruited at age 19.
So when Seth came in to greet me at baggage claim in Savannah with a big hug and said "I won't catch anything from you will I "? Changing the subject , I said, " look at the young guy in the red T shirt..he says he is Josh Reddick with the Boston Red Sox." Seth went over introduced himself ,they chatted....he returned to me smiling.
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