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Dennis Eckersly Tribute


USA MLB PLAYER
Cy Young Award winner.
Oakland A's # 43 
A's won AL Series 19&9
Baseball Hall of Famer

Funny, how we meet folks!!
          ....... 
Dennis, I only met on the phone,
several times.....
I was working for a Cable Company 
in the '80's. 
Dennis was a customer who I sold 
cable channels to and also sporting 
events.

He was one of the nicest,most
humble people in sports I ever
was blessed to speak with.
No attitude, no "I am too 
important to talk to you"attitude!
No answering machine.-)))

Those short moments with Dennis,
a truly accomplished person with 'real'
schedules, left their mark on me.

I won a trip to Spring Training from
ESPN as I was one of their Sport
Scouts. That trip to Afizona was the
trip of a lifetime. I got to see Dennis
play in Scottsdale.

Today, the most insignificant folks
cannot text, cannot email and worst 
of all never answer their phones! 
We have lost the art and loving
another in our own "Trivial Pursuits."

That's so very sad to me. I am glad 
I met him prior to cell phones, texts 
and emails. And the Internet!

I have a real sense of Dennis as a
Human Being, and will forever cherish
that voice, his kindness and warmth!

             God Bless Dennis!


             November 24, 2019

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Date: 11/25/2019 12:28:00 AM
What a wonderful tribute, Panagiota. He sounds marvelous We have lost the art of communication
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Date: 11/25/2019 8:14:00 AM
Yes, Caren! We don't understand that a phone call or meeting someone for lunch overcomes the coldness of an email. Even in emails, they are passé now. I know I am in the minority. We are in love with devices. And it will only grow bigger. Panagiota. May you all have Thanksgiving with cell phones turned off. )). Panagiota

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