The passing of Jeff Sears
Thought for the day
Sad news about Jeff Sears for sure. I'm glad my son, Spencer, had a chance to play for "Coach" in 2009 and 2010.
I played Little League baseball more than 60 years ago. To this day, I still can remember wearing my uniform hours before each game, hearing the crack of the wooden (not aluminum) bats, and crouching behind home plate in all my catcher's gear. Although I eventually traded in my mitt for a water polo cap, I never stopped loving baseball.
My hope is Spencer's teammates, and all of Jeff Sears' players for that matter, continue to love the game years after hanging up their cleats. I don't know for certain, but it wouldn't surprise me if "Coach" isn't saying something like this now: "Over a lifetime, classmates, friends and business partners come and go, but baseball is forever." RIP Jeff. You will be missed.
-DF
Thank you Denny. We share very similar sentiments. Michael first met and was coached by Jeff 24 years ago at his first Mark Cresse Baseball Camp in Irvine.