Abstract
Weddings can make you think in unusual ways. Last month this father of the bride was flooded with a variety of emotions as he and his wife walked their firstborn down the aisle. Memories flew past at supersonic speeds, and there was a sharpening of the senses that made every second more intense and memorable. And right in the middle of all those images and emotions were thoughts of Minnie Minoso and Ernie Banks. Even in spirit these great Chicago baseball legends had no business being at my daughter's wedding, but nonetheless there they were, and they just would not leave. Minnie Minoso, a Cuban immigrant who began playing baseball on sugar plantations, became fodder for parody and derision when he said, “Baseball has been very, very good to me.” Minoso's heartfelt remarks—both the content and the accent—have been mocked time and again.…
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