
So, yesterday was Flag Day, an important day for the country. And yesterday was also the day my great-grandfather, Cornelius Daily, star MLB catcher and star in my heart, passed away.
I never met him. That is the strangest thing about my connection to him. I never met him but I’ve read a lot about him in baseball books, articles, forums and he seemed like a great guy. Not to mention, a superstar catcher.
This blog is a tribute to Con and his brother, Ed, also a major league ballplayer who passed away very young–and to 19th-century baseball.
As the catcher in the sky, Con is still cheering on his great-great-grandson, Alexander (my son), who is playing ball this summer in two leagues–one in Boston and the other just north of Boston. And I like to think that Con has Alex’s back when he’s off-the-field, too 🙂
Anyway, so June 14th is an important day to the country, yes, and to me.