This is not an ordinary spring training program - this seems to have been a special game played in Daytona Beach, FL to help the local summer team, the Bellemeads, raise money for a trip to Russia.
It's tough to find much online about old spring training games. However the Twins won 3-2 when John Christensen scored in the bottom of the ninth when Houston third baseman Ron Washington made an error.
Most of the program looks like the advertising section of a high school yearbook. Other than the Coke ad above there is not much with graphics. Other well-known brands include Honda, Harley-Davidson and Albertsons, in addition to a lot of local businesses. Happy to show other photos from those ads if anyone wants.
This note was interesting - raising money to build a Jackie Robinson monument. (Robinson played his first spring training game in Daytona Beach.) The statue was completed in 1990 and unveiled in a ceremony with Jackie's widow, Rachel.
Here are the Bellemeads with some yearbook-style photos and quotes.
Looks like Varitek had some fans at Orlando Tool & Fastener.
That "Having an Affair?" advertisement confused me for a moment. I thought, "Why would anyone ask a sound, lighting, and video company to document their extramarital activities?" And then I kept reading and realized they weren't talking about that kind of affair.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe I've ever heard anything about Russians playing baseball? It looks odd even typing it.
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