Comments on: Player O The Week: Jim Beattie 1981 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/01/player-o-the-week-jim-beattie-1981/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:21:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeff Lyons http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/01/player-o-the-week-jim-beattie-1981/comment-page-1/#comment-14013 Jeff Lyons Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:47:05 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/01/player-o-the-week-jim-beattie-1981/#comment-14013 Talking about how people can do different things and go different places in one's life! I first remember Jim and his older brother George when they grew up with their parents a couple streets over from Lincoln elementary school (South Portland , Maine) and where I was 4 grades behind Jim and 6 behind George...They ran summer sports programs for the city and had us over for pizza, italian sandwishes, his moms lunches and of course over to watch games.... At that time I watched them perform, play the sports and they were the big brothers that I never had....then on to South Portland High where they of course excelled and when graduated.... and left for college( and excelled) they might have come back to watch games but I'm sure they didn't know who I was but should have because I am the one they tutored, taught, coached and played with years ago... Yes I was an All-State Football player for South Portland and Ed MacIlany(pro CFL lineman) used to come back and watch us and go to the State Championship Game in Portland's frozen tundra and lost to Bangor 8-0... It was at least 20 below and the wind was honking!!! Yes I made the varsity basketball team as a soph, junior and under used to beat up the starters in practice...You may not care about this blog entry but 10-15 years later I played thousands of pick up games with Larry( older brother) and Michael Jordan all over Wilmington, NC...I showed them a move or 20 and used to drag their butts up and down the court...When Jim played for the Yankees I had wished he was a Bosox but good for Jim anyway and heard he was an exec( Mariners, Expos and O's and wished I could have had a job with a pro club...Only thing I have more of is more hair then Jim and don't know about George... PS I played indian ball, farm, little league and babe ruth, legion ball...Well the last 15 years I've been a professional fishing guide that fished from Maine to Mexico and also Merchant Marine Officer and a USCG Licensed 100 ton Captain.... and won't get fired, let go, put on waivers, opted out, have a shoulder repair ending my career and hope that the fish supply never ends!!! Talking about how people can do different things and go different places in one’s life! I first remember Jim and his older brother George when they grew up with their parents a couple streets over from Lincoln elementary school (South Portland , Maine) and where I was 4 grades behind Jim and 6 behind George…They ran summer sports programs for the city and had us over for pizza, italian sandwishes, his moms lunches and of course over to watch games…. At that time I watched them perform, play the sports and they were the big brothers that I never had….then on to South Portland High where they of course excelled and when graduated…. and left for college( and excelled) they might have come back to watch games but I’m sure they didn’t know who I was but should have because I am the one they tutored, taught, coached and played with years ago…

Yes I was an All-State Football player for South Portland and Ed MacIlany(pro CFL lineman) used to come back and watch us and go to the State Championship Game in Portland’s frozen tundra and lost to Bangor 8-0… It was at least 20 below and the wind was honking!!! Yes I made the varsity basketball team as a soph, junior and under used to beat up the starters in practice…You may not care about this blog entry but 10-15 years later I played thousands of pick up games with Larry( older brother) and Michael Jordan all over Wilmington, NC…I showed them a move or 20 and used to drag their butts up and down the court…When Jim played for the Yankees I had wished he was a Bosox but good for Jim anyway and heard he was an exec( Mariners, Expos and O’s and wished I could have had a job with a pro club…Only thing I have more of is more hair then Jim and don’t know about George…

PS I played indian ball, farm, little league and babe ruth, legion ball…Well the last 15 years I’ve been a professional fishing guide that fished from Maine to Mexico and also Merchant Marine Officer and a USCG Licensed 100 ton Captain…. and won’t get fired, let go, put on waivers, opted out, have a shoulder repair ending my career and hope that the fish supply never ends!!!

]]> By: Jonathan Shipley http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/01/player-o-the-week-jim-beattie-1981/comment-page-1/#comment-13219 Jonathan Shipley Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:39:45 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/01/player-o-the-week-jim-beattie-1981/#comment-13219 Funny that you mention Jim Beattie! I mentioned him recently myself <a href="http://theodderduck.blogspot.com/2008/05/small-crowds-concern-mariners.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Funny that you mention Jim Beattie! I mentioned him recently myself here.

]]> By: Heather http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/01/player-o-the-week-jim-beattie-1981/comment-page-1/#comment-13160 Heather Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:13:33 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/01/player-o-the-week-jim-beattie-1981/#comment-13160 I remember seeing and talking with Jim Beattie in the HUB when I was a grad student at the U.W. Standing beside him made me realize that unlike Football players, baseball players are "human" sized. He was a really nice unassuming guy. I remember seeing and talking with Jim Beattie in the HUB when I was a grad student at the U.W. Standing beside him made me realize that unlike Football players, baseball players are “human” sized. He was a really nice unassuming guy.

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