Slugger Story

Item #5149

(April, 1991) Winter or Summer, these three Woodspirits play baseball every day. Yogi, who has a bear behing him, is using his mitt as a chest protector. Like all good catchers, he wears his hat backwards. Rye seeds are scattered on the base, so he must be a catcher in the rye. His beard rests on his glove, because things get hairy for a catcher. Even so, his coin says “Fun For All.” Standing at the plate is Slugger, holding his bat, waiting for the perfect pitch. His Irish coin has a hare on it, for he’ll have to run like one when he circles the bases. On the pitcher’s mound is Cy, named for Cy Young (1867-1955), the number one pitcher of all time. You could say he was mighty Young when he pitched. Cy’s coin is a game token, for all pitchers want to be credited with the game. Whether they make it to the play-offs or not, these Woodspirits know there is no better way to “pastime.”

Dr. Thomas F. Clark