tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post1812985250483159512..comments2024-03-26T21:50:01.738-04:00Comments on Wrigley Wax: North Side - South Side: Don KessingerWrigley Waxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04609243184562074109noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post-75915303832841839902011-08-07T11:41:36.412-04:002011-08-07T11:41:36.412-04:00Don Kessinger is wonderful guy. He became my idol...Don Kessinger is wonderful guy. He became my idol during his short playing days with the Sox. My father would often talk to me about his appreciation for how efficiently Kessinger handled his position. (This efficiency, of course, is what I tried to emulate to please my father.) I sent Don an email last year (2010) recalling how my late father and I bonded during my youth while watching him play shortstop. Don replied and his letter was, of course, humble, kind, and yet startlingly personal. He was overly gracious and assured me that my letter was welcome. He also expressed gratitude at being so accepted by all of the Sox fans after many great years with the Cubs. Most importantly, however, I appreciated his thoughts about how baseball can forever link a father and son. I read that letter over and over; probably more than 100 times. I became, to say the least, quite choked up. Dad would have really enjoyed it.<br /><br />Thanks for hosting this page.Steven Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776594823777180664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post-1810025818219313642010-06-16T00:03:04.426-04:002010-06-16T00:03:04.426-04:00Love the pix and comments. Thanks for stirring up ...Love the pix and comments. Thanks for stirring up some fond memories of my childhood as a devoted Cubs fan. Kess was my favorite player and the DP's he and Beckert used to pull off were things of beauty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post-14226292877045994682009-02-20T11:23:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:23:00.000-05:00I was a big fan of Kess, even though I grew up a S...I was a big fan of Kess, even though I grew up a Sox fan. He was a bad (but inexpensive) choice to manage the Sox. He knew it and everyone knew it. He was a team guy.<BR/>I got a signed ball by Kess through his son Keith. Keith played for a bit and coaches in college. I sent him a ball, which he signed and then had his dad signed. I didn't even ask for that, but I am happy he went the extra mile.Johngyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416011578421652629noreply@blogger.com