I came of age with the Detroit Tigers winning the World Series in 1968 - Kaline, Horton, McClain and Lolich were my heroes.  As a youngster and into my mid 40's, I played hardball.  I "retired" when my kids started having kids. Now, I go to a lot of games - major league, minor league, little league, Miracle League.  The game always brings me home. As a kid growing up, my family struggled to make ends meet and it was not always a certainty that there would be the money for me to sign up and play.  In the years I was not able to play, it obviously cast a bit of a pall over my childhood.  When I learned through a conversation with Deb Madonna several years ago that the special needs children in our community were also not able to play - not necessarily because of finances but because there was not an appropriate facility for them - I knew the feelings they were experiencing. Hence, I had to do something about it for them.  The result was the Miracle League of Plymouth. ~ Bob Bilkie