CONTAINER DIARIES

TOTEM POLE

hoopscoach — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:53:45 +0000

Thanks to Mike L. for this amazing image.

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

hoopscoach — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:43 +0000

Do you remember this procedure?

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

hoopscoach — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:14:33 +0000

“To become a father is not hard. To be a father is, however.”

-Wilhelm Busch

CHOOSIN’ UP SIDES

hoopscoach — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:48:07 +0000

PETER PARKER ON FULLER PLACE

hoopscoach — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:09:04 +0000

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL

hoopscoach — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:43:41 +0000

Thanks to my guy Glenn for this image.

(Double click to enlarge)

Respectfully,

Red

Hoops135@hotmail.com

SOME JUMP SHOOTING SOB’S

hoopscoach — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:05:41 +0000

I came across an article in the New Yorker Magazine on the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.

A quote from Bruce jumped off the page and slapped me on the face.

“But you are the same as everybody else in the sense that your troubles are the same, your problems are the same, you’ve got your blessings, you’ve got your sins, you’ve got the things you can do well, you’ve got the things you fuck up all the time. There was a series of elements in your life – some that were blessings, and some that were just chaotic curses – that set fire to you in a certain way.” (New Yorker Magazine, July 30 2012)

I was never a Bruce fan as a youngster, though I’ve grown to really dig his music over the last 20 years.

Respectfully,

Red

Hoops135@hotmail.com

GT EXPRESS

hoopscoach — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:26:00 +0000

Congratulations to my main man Gerard Trapp formerly of Howard Place. This past Friday night, Gerard was inducted into the Holy Name Hall of Fame. Well done my man!

PUT ME IN COACH

hoopscoach — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:16:23 +0000

It’s June!

Baseball is here.

The Mets swept the Yankees this past week.

While speaking with a friend recently, I was reminded of a current major league baseball player from around the way. (OK, so he’s not from ninth avenue but he grew up on 11th street and 8th avenue. Close enough, right?) Charlie Cummings was probably the one guy from the neighborhood who came close to playing in the major leagues. I do know he was in the New York Mets farm system and made it to Tidewater.

Adam Ottavino, a pitcher for the Colorado Rockies is 27 years old and attended Berkley-Carroll School.

Click here to read a story from the The Daily News from back in 2010.

“I’ve played in Marine Park, the Parade Grounds, over in Bensonhurst – literally every field,” he said. “Now I get tons of text messages from people saying, ‘Way to represent Brooklyn.’”

Adam played in the Parade Grounds like many others in the past. The Parade Grounds have had a lot of good ballplayers through the years. I recall playing down there as a member of Holy Name’s baseball team. What I recall most was that we always walked down to the games.

Respectfully,

Red

Hoops135@hotmail.com

BOOK ‘EM, DAN-O

hoopscoach — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:24:15 +0000

A couple of years ago while strolling alone on the avenue I picked up an outstanding book in Babbo’s. After a six year run, Babbo’s has closed shop and been replaced with “Terrace Books.”

Thank heavens the joint will still be selling books. The owner of Babbo’s, Leonora was cool. When I visited for the first time she was very cordial and helped me in the sports section.

Here’s the link to the new store. Make sure you get over there and tell them, “Red from Container Diaries sent ya!”

Respectfully,

Red

Hoops135@hotmail.com