We had a black kid ( in his mid-thirties, but mentally very much a child) with Downs Syndrome in the small town I live in back in the late '90s. His name was Butch and he loved baseball with all his heart. He was less than 5' tall and had other related physical problems that slowed him down, but definitely didn't stop him. He worked 6 days a week at the local Piggly Wiggly sweeping, helping people with their groceries, etc. His most prized possession in life was an Atlanta Braves uniform that one of my uncles put together for him around a replica jersey. He had the pants, sleeved undershirt, rubber cleats, the works. When a 50 yr old POS crack addict lured him behind the old high school building and LITERALLY kicked him to death for the $26 that he knew Butch had, he was buried in that "Braves" uniform. Apparently, there are some here who would disagree strongly with that. After all Butch wasn't a real Atlanta Brave.
John
