I wasn’t much of a pro sports fan until I moved to Houston and the Astros built Enron Field (now Minute Maid Park).
But when I was a kid the man who lived across the street had a daughter and son-in-law who came down every spring. I used to baby sit for their kid, then kids. The s-i-l was George Mitterwald, catcher for the Twins.
Had I been just a hair smarter, I’d have asked to be paid, at least once, with an autographed baseball.
I do recall the name, but not too much about him...
Yes, some signed memorabilia would have been a nice tip!