I always thought it was kind of cool to have a friend that worked for a major league baseball team. Until he decided that it would be fun to turn my life upside down.
We were having a few drinks at a local establishment when he casually dropped the bomb on me. “So Chico, did I tell you- I’ve been in contact with a headhunter who’s looking to fill a GM’s job?”
“Wow, Todd, that’s great! I never thought you’d get a chance to be a GM so young.”
“Well…the thing is, I can’t really take it. See, Becky and I are pretty serious, and the job…well, it’s in Jerusalem.”
“Jerusalem??? Like in Israel Jerusalem?”
“Yeah- so you see why I can’t take it. But I didn’t want this opportunity to go to waste, so…I kind of brought your name into the conversation, and they were very enthusiastic. In fact, the job is yours if you want it.”
“MINE!!! How can that be? I have no experience in baseball; I’m an unemployed teacher.”
“Well, I may have fudged your resume a bit…”
“And now I’m supposed to move to Jerusalem? Oh, for Christ’s sake…”
“You might want to back off on the ‘Christ’ references… I told them you were Jewish, too.”
“Jewish??? My name is Chico Ruiz”
“They liked that you were a convert. Plus they have a lot of Hispanics on the team. Come on, at least sleep on it. It’s the adventure of a lifetime.”
I slept on it. A chance to move to an arid region full of unrest, take a job under false pretenses, and renounce my religion. The answer was a no-brainer, and I had just the “no brain” for it..
Five days later, I boarded an El Al jetliner…
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Re: Hammer Times- 2044 Chapter 1
Good read. Better title
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Re: Hammer Times- 2044 Chapter 1
Very very nice
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League Champion- 34
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Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
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League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43
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