From Sanford to Cooperstown.

Both Tim Raines and I have gone from Sanford to Cooperstown . . . It turns out that the two towns, one thousand one hundred and ninety-seven miles apart, have a few things in common.  Both downtowns sit on the South side of a large and gorgeous lake.  Both towns feature turn-of-the-century architecture and brick streets in the business districts.  In the adjacent neighborhoods of both towns you will find hundred year old wooden homes, tree canopies, and lots of picket fences. The two towns are now connected, but for very different reasons. One town is where Tim Raines was …

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Sanford Native Tim Raines for The Hall of Fame, and my Summer of ’83.

I first learned of Tim Raines in the summer of ’83. . . . My Father had just retired from his career in the military, and we moved to Central Florida so he could pursue a life as a civilian.  I was just 13, but I already had a lot of experience being the new kid in town, so it was kind of “just another move” for me at the time.   I had already been to 7 schools and was slated to go to my 8th school for 8th grade later this year.  So yeah, I was getting good at …

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