Illustration by Hall Groat Li
“Ricky Basset, dead at 62”, ended the radio broadcast at the top of the hour.
Memories ran through Gerry like a warm bath. He leaned forward with one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the radio dial in search of a music station.
Basset was his sports idol growing up. Batting average .282, home runs 395, RBI 1,402. …
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