By Greg Parrott
When my family moved here in 1994 from Griffin we became Pirate fans. We attended baseball, football, basketball, softball and soccer games. I sat in the stands at football games when there were less than 150 people cheering on the Pirates football team. It was sad.
Greg Parrott wears red and black while his son, a coach for the Spalding County High School baseball team, wears blue and white.
Yesterday's Footsteps: Bleeding Pike red
I always had Blake with me to watch any sporting events we’d attend. He loved baseball and football and couldn’t wait until he was old enough to play for the high school team.
In eighth grade he tried out for the junior varsity baseball team and made the roster. A few months later, when football tryouts rolled around, he tried out for the team and made it. He played four years then moved on to the college level to play baseball four more years. I missed very few of his games in that eight years.
Blake put to use his college degree and teaches and coaches at Spalding High School in Griffin. He handed me a Spalding Jaguar baseball shirt last week and asked if I’d wear it at the Pike-Spalding game Wednesday.
Here’s where rubber meets the road. I’ve been a Pike fan more than 20 years. He has been at Spalding five months. I have an investment in my son and in my community.
I know the players at Pike but very few at Spalding. I’ve known Mickey Moody, the head coach for Spalding for many years.
I’ve covered Pike baseball 12 years. I’ve seen hundreds of games at Jack Pilkenton field and many all over the state.
I have as many Pirates shirts as I do UGA shirts. Both are red and black. I wear them proudly. I don’t think navy blue and grey would look good on me.
Will I wear the Jaguars shirt at the game on Wednesday? Be there and find out. I’ll give y’all a hint: “I’m Pike County red and I’ll die Pike County dead.”
In the words of the famous Paul Harvey, “Now you know the rest of the story. Good day.”
If you’re fortunate enough to have your mother alive, call her and tell her you love her. I’ve got to go for now, I’m headed to Barnesville to see my mother.
In eighth grade he tried out for the junior varsity baseball team and made the roster. A few months later, when football tryouts rolled around, he tried out for the team and made it. He played four years then moved on to the college level to play baseball four more years. I missed very few of his games in that eight years.
Blake put to use his college degree and teaches and coaches at Spalding High School in Griffin. He handed me a Spalding Jaguar baseball shirt last week and asked if I’d wear it at the Pike-Spalding game Wednesday.
Here’s where rubber meets the road. I’ve been a Pike fan more than 20 years. He has been at Spalding five months. I have an investment in my son and in my community.
I know the players at Pike but very few at Spalding. I’ve known Mickey Moody, the head coach for Spalding for many years.
I’ve covered Pike baseball 12 years. I’ve seen hundreds of games at Jack Pilkenton field and many all over the state.
I have as many Pirates shirts as I do UGA shirts. Both are red and black. I wear them proudly. I don’t think navy blue and grey would look good on me.
Will I wear the Jaguars shirt at the game on Wednesday? Be there and find out. I’ll give y’all a hint: “I’m Pike County red and I’ll die Pike County dead.”
In the words of the famous Paul Harvey, “Now you know the rest of the story. Good day.”
If you’re fortunate enough to have your mother alive, call her and tell her you love her. I’ve got to go for now, I’m headed to Barnesville to see my mother.
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