A while back, Aric nominated me for the honor of sitting in the great Buck O'Neil's Legacy Seat at a KC Royals game. Buck O'Neil was a Kansas City legend and a hero to baseball. He played in the Negro Leagues, was the first African-American coach of a MLB team, and established the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in KC (you should definitely see this museum!). He also performed countless other services for the Kansas City community and has been greatly missed since his death a few years ago. As a tribute to Buck, his seat at Kauffman Stadium is always filled during Royals home games, and the person with the honor of sitting in his seat must first be nominated and then selected. To my surprise I received that honor and yesterday filled his seat, the only red one in a sea of blue at the stadium. Not only did my three guests and I (left to right: Rob, Laura (Dr. Salem), me and Aric) receive VIP treatment, but we got the privilege of watching the Royals from the same spot Buck had watched them from for so many years as a scout and a fan - right behind home plate.
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It also made her big brother very proud. Any of you that are aware of Dr. Walker's accomplishments and know the amazing person that she has become would not be surprised to learn that she has made her big bro proud many, many, many times over the years. NOTE: Very few of the aforementioned "Proud Brother Moments" occurred from 1989-1994; in fact, none occurred from February 11, 1990 through April 1992.
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