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Saturday 27 February, 2010

Jeff Van Gundy family of four generations of love baseball

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Jeff Van Gundy brothers, was born in Southern California, when they moved to Martinez, the Stan third grade, Jeff was still in kindergarten. Jeff Van Gundy a reason to move something to do with basketball. Bill was admitted to the alma mater, the University of California graduate student, have a family and his side of the school, while also looking for a job to make money to support their families. Is located in Martinez's Alhambra High School for the Bill provided a copy of the work of the school basketball coach NBA jerseys, so he moved his family here. Bill did in the Alhambra High School is only one season, went to St. Mary's College of California as a school team assistant, and later he also coached Kabulinuo College and California State University, Hayward. Jeff Van Gundy one in Martinez a living for 10 years, there is also a Stan Van Gundy and his brother, Jeff, where the first contact with baseball, even though as early as 32 years ago, they moved with her parents in upstate New York can be up to today they still can say without hesitation childhood home address and telephone number. From 1967 to 1977, Van Gundy one lived in the Blue Mountain Street, Martinez, No. 612, where the telephone area code is 415, and their father Bill is famous basketball coach. Stan recalls: "It is a special place for kids growing up where I left a lot of good childhood memories, in addition to basketball, then give us the greatest pleasure is still baseball. Van Gundy brother's teachers, coaches and friends still remember this every day, indulging in both basketball and baseball for boys, while other kids junk food and television obsession, they are all day soaking in the basketball court, or baseball field constantly to practice with batting and throwing. Although the hours obsessed with baseball, but baseball Stein for their own technology is still very modest, he said: "I am neither pitch nor base-running, as hits and home runs like much less good at, but this The Campaign has always been my favorite. " Jeff and Stan often in their own backyard to play baseball, but the two brothers also self-proclaimed baseball star was a smash hit, everyone is looking for one's own idol, and the playing time by the person itself. "In our garden, I became Bert (MLB jerseys), but Stein has become a goodway Parkway (70 years MLB San Francisco Giants Team super star). "Jeff said:" My brother is a loyal San Francisco Giants fans. " A few years ago, when the Rockets coach Jeff hit the Heat coach Stan, or magic, every time showdown are quite frightening. This can be seen from this point, Van Gundy brothers are a competitive person. "As a boy is also the case," the old Bill said, "Every time they would argue, for example whose tactics better, who wrote the scouting report and more mature. You know, write what the child is very naive, very often that I do not know how answer. " Turning to baseball, the Bill's lips a smile, no one could see that in Bill's mind and that is the most warm memories. "One time they play baseball in the garden do not know why they suddenly pinch each other up. Only later did I realize that the original is still not a winner between them finally had a duel with a man, ha ha." Like a child's face Like the weather, said as they please, without the slightest fear that they will this clash. In fact, on the second day of fighting, they followed his father talked and laughed to see the San Francisco Giants game. Their brothers are often small, his father took the time to the scene to watch a baseball game, scenes of childhood still can not remember the brothers. October 3, 1951, is a memorable day in MLB history. At the time the Giants in New York, Bobby Thompson played "The Shot Heard Round The World", an attack that shocked the world, which is to Thompson's "Good-bye home run" (NFL jerseys) and take names. With this in mind a home run Giants defeated the rival Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League championship, this race is known as the MLB's most memorable championship title. While Van Gundy brothers at that time not yet born, but the notes from their start to the match as his father would tell them to listen to the story, and in the course of their thrive constantly watching TV or listening to the the radio to the review of the game. Stan is also because the game fell in love with the Giants, and there was passion guides, explanations, and also the Van Gundy brothers often imitated. "This is a home run? I believe it?. It will be? The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! (NHL jerseys)" Stan recalls: "At that time Jeff was right better than I did, three years old to see the old, did not watch the game he is now sitting in the comments field sitting it?" Today, Stan has become a Florida Marlins fan, you have the last few seasons in the Marlins home games will see Stan and his son sat in the stands. This is a family tradition, as has been Bill Van Gundy brothers, with little way to see the Giants game. "Like baseball and basketball great," Stein said: "I and my son, my father and me, Jeff, it is a common love of our family." By Lin GW

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