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From: Ron Ruggieri <radicalron72647@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 at 05:05
Subject: A future Smithfield Little League players reverie ?
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From: Ron Ruggieri <radicalron72647@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 at 05:05
Subject: A future Smithfield Little League players reverie ?
To: <letter@globe.com>
I noticed that one of the boy heroes on TV of our Smithfield , Rhode Island team, a good looking kid on the brink of adolescence with some incipient acne, must also be on the brink of turbulent adolescent emotions. Some talented young novelist might see a theme here: Looking back at a Little League World Series game from some distance in time , a 30 year old man is not too happy with his adult life. A recurring thought : did MY LIFE peak on the day I helped win THE GAME ? Here in Rhode Island I naturally ROOT, ROOT,ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM as a sort of primal patriotism. Will the star KID ever feel bonded again to a TEAM as old veterans in combat emotionally recall their " buddies " ? Was baseball glory ,even in the Little League World Series ,as ultimately meaningless as a day of combat glory in some absurd war ? " Thank you for your service ! " The life cycle EXPERIENCED is alway quite poignant.
Ron Ruggieri , 75 Mathewson St., Cranston , Rhode Island ( 401-580-7432 )
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