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story.
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Lofty
Aspirations.
Jenkins is considered the father of recreational tree
climbing with technical equipment. From tulip poplars in
North Carolina to beeches
in England to baobab trees in
Botswana, TCI
members follow the motto: “Get High—Climb
Trees.”
Smithsonian
magazine.
Feel Good
Wood
From
the upper deck of a stadium, bats may appear to be different
only in hue. Don't be deceived. Each is created to
specifications measured in thousandths of an inch. Other
than golf clubs, wood bats may be the most customized piece
of equipment in sports. Unlike golf clubs, they remain
remarkably low tech, a romantic link reaching back through
the history of the game.
Southwest
Spirit magazine.
Authentic
Wiffleball.
Our
version required some exotic equipment. Like electric tape.
We wrapped Wiffleballs in electric tape so they would carry
farther. Sometimes, just for fun, they were purposely
misshapen so they'd dance on wind currents on the way to
home plate. Our bats, too, were homemade.
Southwest Spirit
Magazine.
Derek Jeter: the hot shortstop with
the cool center.
He made the major leagues as a
20-year-old, but he presumes nothing. "I always say until
you hit 1.000 and make no errors you have something to work
on," he says.
Southwest
Spirit
magazine.
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Switch-hitter.
Willie
Randolph, the lifelong Yankee, talks about becoming the
Mets' manager.
American
Way
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