Well, the 2004 Moultrie Reunion is now history, and if you missed it, you missed
the best reunion yet. We had our biggest crowd to date and everyone had a
great time. Furman Bisher, legendary columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
joined us and talked about his more than 50 year tenure as a
Georgia sportswriter. The guest speaker for Saturday evening was Paul
Hemphill, author of Long Gone. Paul gave us an entertaining look at his early attempt to become a ballplayer
in the AFL. This year we also had a group of minor leaguers who all played
college ball for the 1958 Auburn University team. It was a double
reunion of sorts for these guys, and more than a few "War Eagle!" calls
were heard during the player get-together. Minor League baseball also
sent a representative and everyone got a great poster showing all the hats of
the 2004 minor league teams. Friday included a golf tournament and a Home Run
Derby. The Derby was modified a bit: The winner was the batter who
got closest to the fence! Great fun was had and no minor leaguers were injured
trying to relive past glory.
Clint Chafin, reunion organizer, works
all year long to put on the event and he did a fantastic job. John Bell and
I assisted Clint, but he deserves all the credit for making the reunion a complete
success.
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