Page 4 March 9, 2017 TORRANCE TRIBUNE TerriAnn in Torrance Spring Training Already? Story and photos by TerriAnn Ferren Baseball fans have been impatiently counting down the days until the beginning of Spring Training 2017. In fact, one very passionate Dodger fan had it down with the daily greeting, “Do you know how many days it is until Spring Training?” every time we met. How passionate are you about baseball? When I was young, I loved baseball and would play with the boys during recess and lunch. The only major complaint I ever got was that I had a habit of letting go of my bat when I swung, which was quite dangerous. Later, I learned holding on when I swung kept the bat from flying. Since girls didn’t have Little League teams when I was younger, I never played on an actual team other than at school, but I do remember my brother was in Little League and my sister and I would attend all of his games. It was fun. And I admit I became addicted to red shoestring licorice! Yes, baseball is fun to play and watch. I discovered, girls weren’t allowed to participate in Little League until 1974. Torrance resident John Bauman told me he loves baseball and is really excited for the new Dodger season. He said he was a catcher in school and has fond memories of the Dodgers, especially after he took his wife (then want-tobe girlfriend) to a World Series game for their first date. “Our first date was at a Dodger World Series game in 1977,” said John’s wife, Martha. “I kept asking her out, but she wouldn’t go. So it was a ‘non-date.’ She was very impressed, but I fell asleep. She wanted to go out afterwards, but I had to work the next day… The next date wasn’t too long after that because…she was pretty hot,” said John, smiling, “and still is.” I didn’t pursue that, but John and Martha did get married and their love of baseball has lasted, just like their marriage. In fact, two years ago they told me they traveled to Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona, the Dodger’s new spring training camp, and caught a game. They had a great time and said the Dodgers won. “I love the history of baseball and what it represents to the country,” said Bobby Gervais of Torrance. I asked Gary Barlough if he was excited about Spring Training starting and he said, “You mean the USC baseball team? Yes!” I told him no, not USC, and then he said, “A little bit excited about the Dodgers and excited they got everybody back. It’s cool and I think they have created a better team. I am excited to see if the new pitcher Ryu has a good year this year--and they have another second baseman. I am excited, but I am even more excited about the USC Spring Training.” Okay, Gary, we got it. Fight on. Then I asked a group of women in Torrance if they were excited about Spring Training. Well, after I explained what Spring Training is, they said in unison, “Not really.” Then one of them, named Vickie, piped up and stated, “I don’t follow because they don’t show the Dodgers on our stations. You have to have a Dodger channel or something.” Well, that is true. Torrance resident Kris Lynch told me he has been waiting excitedly for Spring Training and said, “It seems like an eternity we were without baseball and finally we started just a couple days ago. I follow the Dodgers, but there are other teams I like. I like the Red Sox and the Angels, but the Dodgers are the main ones. I played Little League and I was my little brother’s coach back in the ‘70s. It [baseball] is just the All-American sport and our American pastime, and we grew up with it. I played it as a kid and we all followed it--the whole family. Everyone knows the Dodgers are going to win the World Series this year, no doubt about that!” One very passionate baseball fan, originally from New York, named Dave told me, “I couldn’t wait for the 2017 season to begin. I have loved baseball since I was little and followed School Board from front page to the funds to be provided via SCAQMD under PA2017, AB923 monies, the grant will include dollars from the HVIP Program (Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project) administered by California Air Resources Board (ARB). Approval is pending for AB923 awards by the SCAQMD Board and will take place on May 5. IN 2009, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) partnered with CALSTART and kicked off the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). Through the partnership, the state intended to expedite the purchase of more efficient and cleaneremission vehicles such as trucks and buses. As part of the California Climate Investments, HVIP distributes incentives for zero-emission, hybrid trucks and buses, as well as low NOx (nitrogen oxide) natural gas engines. CCI is a State program dedicated to investing billions of cap-and-trade dollars in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, while developing new strategies that will strengthen the economy while improving the environment and public health- -particularly in disadvantaged communities. The state website (https://www.californiahvip. org) describes the cap-and-trade program as a vehicle for creating financial incentives that will motivate industries “to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investment projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more.” SCAQMD provides a variety of programs that provide financial incentives when implementing cleaner technologies. While some of those programs are based on in-house initiatives and policies, the SCAQMD governing board also works to provide state and federal programs that are designed to proliferate the use of cleaner technologies in order to reduce air pollution. At a more local level, SCAQMD adopted the Lower-Emission School Bus Incentive Program. According to the SCAQMD website, “funds are first distributed in proportion to the number of residents within each county.” School districts throughout Los Angeles County receive an estimated 61 percent of said funds, while Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties receive the remaining 18, 11 and 10 percent respectively. Replacing the thousands of older school buses that are still in service has been a challenge for school districts due to the high cost of such a task. Through its mixed use of state, federal and its own funds, SCAQMD has facilitated connecting school districts with the proper incentive-based programs that allow for the purchase of new and clean natural gas buses. Applying for the grant will move TUSD to get one step closer to a cleaner fleet of school buses. “Our buses are used a lot for the sports teams and other trips,” Dr. Stowe said. “We couldn’t use these buses for the long hauls with band or some of the other groups, but most of the in-town stuff we could definitely use them.” • the New York Yankees. I was in Little League and the Yankees were my favorite team. Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Roger Maris--I just loved the team. I wanted to play in the Major Leagues when I was a kid and I guess every kid has a dream like that, but I never made it. But I love baseball. When I moved from the East to the West Coast, I was thousands of miles away from the Yankees.” Dave told me that being a Yankee fan was almost a religion on his block growing up. You were either a Dodger fan or a Yankee fan. He remembers his father taking him to his very first baseball game when he was small to see the Brooklyn Dodgers play in 1953 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. That was back when the Los Angeles Dodgers were known as the Brooklyn Dodgers. “It was very exciting,” said Dave. “One thing I remember about that ballpark and that game was the smell of cigar smoke from all the men smoking cigars all around us. At that game were Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson…but I remember one incident during the game when Duke Snider, the Dodger outfielder and home run slugger, struck out and threw his bat up in the air. He was upset. And I was six or seven and they threw Duke Snider out of the game. So I remember those two things--the smell of cigar smoke and Duke Snider throwing his bat up in the air and getting thrown out of the game.” Dave’s dream of being a Major League ballplayer ended, and his heart was broken when he didn’t make the high school baseball team. After Dave moved out to California as an adult he tried being a Yankee fan because he had so much love for the team, but it wasn’t quite the same. It took him a long time, but he did become a Los Angeles Dodger fan. Baseball was like a religion to him and he treasured the baseball cards he collected, like most youngsters. He told me it was like joining the other side-- the enemy. Dave continued, “Many years have passed and I still have a love of baseball and started watching the [Los Angeles] Dodgers on television. I never had much interest in the Angels, probably because of my history with my dad taking me to that first Dodger game. I knew the Yankees best of all and can still name all the members of the team, their numbers. Now after a few decades of being on the West Coast, Dave has finally become a Los Angeles Dodgers fan. “I am really looking forward to this season. We came really close last year. We won the Western Division and almost made the World Series. It has been almost 29 years since we won and the Dodgers have been in the World Series, and we certainly don’t want to be like the Chicago Cubs and wait 108 years. I am hoping and praying every single day that this year, 2017, my team will not only get into the World Series, but win the World Series and we’ll have a great big parade in Los Angeles!” Dave went on and told me about every single player from the New York Yankees when he was a young boy, along with their corresponding numbers. Actually, I felt like I was speaking with a statistician. But that is not unusual when speaking to those with a passion for this great American pastime. According to my trusty Farmer’s Almanac, spring officially begins on “March 20, 2017, at exactly 6:29 a.m. EDT.” Baseball season will be in full swing by then, so to speak. With warm, sunny days ahead, I am planning a trip to Chavez Ravine to cheer on my Los Angeles Dodgers, for there is more to baseball than meets the eye…and if you doubt that, simply ask a baseball fan! Play ball! • Memories of last season—Puig at the plate. We won’t forget you, Vinnie! PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES HERE ABANDONMENTS: $125.00 ABC NOTICES: $125.00 DBA (Fictitious Business Name): $75.00 NAME CHANGE: $125.00 Other type of notice? Contact us and we can give you a price. For DBA’s email us at: dba@heraldpu blications.com All other legal notices email us at: legalnotices@heraldpublications.com Any questions? 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