My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league.
After meeting Herb, I said to him, almost offhandedly, '1980 must have been such a blast, this must have been such a great year in your life,'
Well, for a nine year old kid to be able to earn $110 in one day compared to $10 for a paper round, the economics were even obvious to a ten year old.