tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post3433851127098384247..comments2023-10-24T11:15:43.787-04:00Comments on Red Sox Dad: Rakes. And Mr. Andy.Ted Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-69339375338600026082010-07-23T10:43:10.338-04:002010-07-23T10:43:10.338-04:00Bridget and Matt, both your comments really helped...Bridget and Matt, both your comments really helped. Maybe I can use both of you when I tell him, which I'm going to just as soon as I figure out how.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-10872879737428687722010-07-23T10:21:14.198-04:002010-07-23T10:21:14.198-04:00There is something magical about knowing that peop...There is something magical about knowing that people who meant something will never be farther away than your memory can reach. Thanks for that reminder, Ted.<br />I wish I could think of some sage advice, but when I was that young, it was a comfort to know that people I loved and lost were always watching and always taking care of me.Trot's Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799990349343868423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-44311271309404632412010-07-23T09:57:45.037-04:002010-07-23T09:57:45.037-04:00Great post bro. And I know how you feel. It was ...Great post bro. And I know how you feel. It was rough telling Caroline when Aunt Faye passed away, and it still is. But whenever you decide to do it, you hit the nail on the head tonight: even though they're gone, we can still remember. That's the gift. He'll always associate the game with real life.Tree Newthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934915309499354316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-57344323983769133952010-07-23T09:25:41.443-04:002010-07-23T09:25:41.443-04:00Thanks, Becky. And Stacy, I really wish I knew how...Thanks, Becky. And Stacy, I really wish I knew how to tell him. Reckon I'll figure it out somehow.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-19742162584490546922010-07-23T08:19:29.353-04:002010-07-23T08:19:29.353-04:00I wish I had met Andy. Anyone Rakes loves that muc...I wish I had met Andy. Anyone Rakes loves that much had to be pretty special. :)<br /><br />PS - No idea how to tell him. Makes me sad just to think about it.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02207168538397481758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-51235667939286766492010-07-23T00:07:37.999-04:002010-07-23T00:07:37.999-04:00Beautiful post,Ted. Its getting dusty in here.Beautiful post,Ted. Its getting dusty in here.fla beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621538613708796988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-58940147377408023412010-07-22T23:26:33.658-04:002010-07-22T23:26:33.658-04:00Alexis, that is exactly what I was trying, in my o...Alexis, that is exactly what I was trying, in my own idiotic manner, to say. From now on, Rakes will associate going to a game with Andy, which will always keep Andy fresh in his mind, and if you knew Andy being remembered with the game of baseball is perfect.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-26693049359361971582010-07-22T23:14:29.121-04:002010-07-22T23:14:29.121-04:00I'm not sure exactly how one would let a child...I'm not sure exactly how one would let a child know that, but let me tell you something from my own life.<br /><br />My dad's father passed away several years before I was born, so I never got to know him. Most of what I know about my grandfather was learned at the ballpark with my dad, telling me stories about when his father took him to games at Ebbetts field when he was a boy.<br /><br />To this day, I always have to have roasted peanuts when I go to a ballgame because it's what he and his dad always ate when they went to games.Baseball is a fantastic way to connect you to family and friends, even if they aren't around anymore.alexis_RSN_Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304153963918112891noreply@blogger.com