{"id":10639,"date":"2020-10-07T06:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T10:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=10639"},"modified":"2020-12-17T09:04:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:04:40","slug":"grandpa-leaves-emotional-note-on-free-bucket-of-baseballs-as-son-and-grandson-grow-older","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/10\/grandpa-leaves-emotional-note-on-free-bucket-of-baseballs-as-son-and-grandson-grow-older\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandpa Leaves Emotional Note On Free Bucket Of Baseballs As Son And Grandson Grow Older"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When 72-year-old Randy Long from Alabama was cleaning out his garage he came across some practice baseballs he used to toss around with his son and grandson. Randy then took them to a local batting cage, where he left them, along with a note that said:<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;I Hope someone can use some of these baseballs in the batting cages,&#8221; &#8220;I found them cleaning out my garage. I pitched them to my son and grandson for countless rounds.My son is now 46 and my grandson is 23. I&#8217;m 72 and what I wouldn&#8217;t\u00a0give to pitch a couple of buckets to them. They have both moved away.&#8221;&#8221;If you are a father, cherish these times. You won&#8217;t believe how quickly they will be gone. God bless.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[twitter id=&#8221;1310710580660051968&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Touched, Randy&#8217;s grandson, Ethan Anderson, tweeted about his grandpa\u2019s generous gesture. He never expected the post to go viral.<\/p>\n<p>Randy said the young boy who took the balls actually contacted him, and they&#8217;re gong to stay in touch!<\/p>\n<p>Ethan says while his grandfather is amazed by all the attention he\u2019s getting, he really doesn\u2019t have much use for social media.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan added \u201cHe is still not completely sure what Twitter is,\u201d \u201c[He] even calls hashtags \u2018hashbrowns.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10641 \" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/10\/cad33c5e-ball-3-695x927.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"497\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10642 \" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/10\/fc8ebd90-2ball-695x1236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"528\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10643 \" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/10\/efff4b49-ball-1-695x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"213\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/10\/4cfed86e-ball-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo: You tube and Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When 72-year-old Randy Long from Alabama was cleaning out his garage he came across some practice baseballs he used to toss around with his son and grandson. 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