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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”. Blogs about this “Big Red Machine” artwork: Colorful Success - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder AND “Pieces in The National Hall of Fame and Museum”  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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