World Series 1979
Do you like baseball? Do you like the Jaycees? They are a minor league team here. I like them more than the major league teams. When I play baseball when I grow up, I want to play for the Jaycees. I play right field in little league.
My Dad said you have other baseball teams where you are. Do you play baseball? A lot of guys here play soccer. It’s fun but everyone kicks me in the shins and knees. I hurt my knee playing last week. I bled so much you can still see it on my pants.
Do you watch the same TV shows as me? Do you listen to music?
Right in chapter 1 of Dear Pen Pal, Joe asks Cate about sports. Baseball will be important to Joe throughout the book. He will achieve a lot of success in high school thanks to his ability on the field.
Dear Pen Pal starts in October 1979. At that time, the World Series would be underway. The Pirates and the Orioles would play an exciting 7 games to determine a winner for the year.
Pirates won in 7 games.
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