tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869740339334628157.post7001289692792359297..comments2023-10-18T02:55:48.426-07:00Comments on "The Education of an Island Boy" Joel G. Hancock: No. 52 A League of Our Own (with apologies to Penny Marshall, Tom Hanks & Gina Davis)The Education of an Island Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933113694718671279noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869740339334628157.post-710332444947729632011-12-23T08:10:57.749-08:002011-12-23T08:10:57.749-08:00Several years after your time Joel, I had to play ...Several years after your time Joel, I had to play baseball for 2 years with Smyrna. Harkers Island did not have a ball team and I was the only Island boy that wanted to play on a team bad enough. Counldn't get any of my Island classmates to join me! I had a blast and my coaches were Sterling and Tony Hancock. Both remained my good friends throughout my life!Bobby E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14998062602216100630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869740339334628157.post-47362613004766643452011-07-14T20:25:01.718-07:002011-07-14T20:25:01.718-07:00One of my favorite movies is The Sandlot, of which...One of my favorite movies is The Sandlot, of which this posting is reminiscent. This, as Aly said, makes me yearn for a time when children worried less about composite bats and $100 gloves and just enjoyed the simple sport of baseball and the joys of friendships forged over grassy outfields and dusty infields.Deenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379835833708611310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869740339334628157.post-63138719549210229712011-07-13T13:29:09.616-07:002011-07-13T13:29:09.616-07:00Now, I didn't go to college (I did, but it mak...Now, I didn't go to college (I did, but it makes sense to the Joel Hancock clan)... But didn't I just read one of the most touching narratives about baseball that was ever writ? <br /><br />If you build it...leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833989603167005552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869740339334628157.post-78357881866953053662011-07-13T08:54:29.604-07:002011-07-13T08:54:29.604-07:00Pa, I love this story. I especially love the detai...Pa, I love this story. I especially love the details about the people and places. I can picture it all in my mind as I read it and it makes me long for a simpler time for my children!Alyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125593952205335599noreply@blogger.com