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Hert brings passion to Babe Ruth baseball
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Hert brings passion to Babe Ruth baseball

  • Ray Rodriguez
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Up at the crack of dawn, sometimes in cold conditions, Butch Hert would climb aboard his mower and manicure the diamonds at Kramer Field. For more than four decades, it has been the same routine – It is a labor of love.

Roots and branches: The good, old ball game
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Roots and branches: The good, old ball game

  • MAIJA YASUI

“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is playing on every station in the Yasui household. Half of our eight grandchildren are playing one form or another of baseball. The remaining four will spend many hours on the bleachers watching their cousins or siblings play ball over the next few months. It is a time-honored tradition in the Yasui family.