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Unlike in the Spring of 2020, on the first of this month of April 2021 we got to say, “Happy Opening Day” in the U.S.A. ~ Baseball is back for the fans ( ...socially distanced style. ) Here are some hometown baseball players from seasons past that I painted:  “The Timeless Charlie Hustle and the Geometry of a Rose” Blog Link: "The Timeless Charlie Hustle" and the "Geometry of a Rose" - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder  “Number Eleven and the Four Elements” Blog Link: 'Number Eleven and the Four Elements' featuring Barry Larkin - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder  “Bench Number Five ~ The Earth is a Baseball” Blog Link: Bench Number Five ~ The Earth is a Baseball - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder  The Flame Throwing “Cuban Missile” Blog Link: Hope Springs Eternal on *Opening Day* - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder  “Dat Dude Double Play” Blog Link: Hope Springs Eternal on *Opening Day* - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder   “Fly Me To The Moon” ~ All Star Home Run Derby Champ Blog Link: Hope Springs Eternal on *Opening Day* - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder  Remembering #8 This year, along with my hometown, I will also remember one of the most timeless Hall of Fame greats who was a central piece of one of the world’s most legendary teams = “The Big Red Machine”. This celebrated “Big Red Machine” is famously remembered for its renowned starting lineup of players dubbed “The Great 8” who led the powerhouse team to back-to-back World Series Championships and league dominance in the 1970’s. The beloved great of “The Great 8” that will be forever remembered is none other than Cincinnati’s #8: Joe Morgan. Sadly Joe Morgan, whose #8 was retired in 1998, passed away last fall in October of 2020. ~ I will always remember him. When I was a kid in the 1970’s, number 8 was my favorite number and Joe Morgan was my favorite Red. I wrote a little about my memories of those victoriously diverse and dynamic “Big Red Machine” players that Joe Morgan ( the 10-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winning best-second-baseman-of-all-time Hall of Famer ) was such a pivotal part of in my reflections on my painting of the whole collection of those “Great 8” players plus their manager Sparky Anderson. I called that piece: “Colorful Success”. Blog Link: Colorful Success - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder  “Colorful Success” = “The Big Red Machine”
See and read about more paintings and memories of some more of Cincinnati's Championship teams in other blogs including: “My Wire-to-Wire Summer with Twelve Stars and A Piece of American History” and ”Opening Day Delay”
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