Met and chatted with with Ben Chapmans son over the weekend...........

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Bens great grandson plays on my sons soccer team, over the weekend i met Bens son who had come to watch his grandson play. We chatted about several things, from him meeting the Babe when he was a child, to how his father really liked Lou Gehrig. We also spoke about memorabilia (didn't have much) said "shoes and bats were just that" we didn't keep them. He did have a scrapbook and said he would email some old photos he had. We also talked about player salaries and some of todays players, the most interesing topic was about the 1932 Wold Series "called shot" by the Babe. Mr Chapman said his father was "in the hole" not on deck but the Babe and the pitcher were cussing at each other, the Babe was pointing at the pitcher, not where he was going to hit the ball. Sure it makes for a great iconic moment, but appears it never happend. That account is good enough for me. Our conversation was light and friendly and thats how i wanted to keep it. If you know a little about Chapman he was purportedly hot-tempered and aggresive to say the least, his son was very nice and i enjoyed chatting with him, i found him very interesting. Thanks for letting me share........