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Posted By: George

It is nice to hear that the Cubs fantasy camps are still going strong, after 25 years. I went to the first one, in 1983, in Scottsdale, Arizona. All of the 1969 Cubbs were there, inclucing Ernie Banks, Glen Beckert, Don Kessinger, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Jose Cardenal, Jim Hickman, Randy Hundley (and his son Todd, who was a kid at the time), Ferguson Jenkins (who was still active), and Leo Durocher. Even old Charlie Grimm was there. Then, in August of 1983, we met again and played a game in Wrigley Field, prior to a real game between the Cubs and the Mets. We shared the Mets' locker room, and I had a long chat with Tom Seaver, and got to meet Rusty Staub and Darryl Strawberry, as well.

It is hard to believe that Ernie Banks is now 76. Let's play two.