Fan for life
Kahnawa’kehró:non baseball team. (Courtesy: Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center)
Story Told By Joe Delaronde
I can’t tell you exactly what year it was, but it was in the 80s. Winston (Standup) was playing third base. I was playing shortstop. We were on the Knights of Columbus team. The other team had the bases loaded and nobody out, which means they’ll probably go for a whole bunch of runs.
The thing about Winston is he knew the game so well because he lived baseball. This guy knows more baseball than anybody I ever met.
They hit a line drive to third. He reaches over, catches it and without even thinking, steps on third and the next guy is running in, and he tags him. He got all three out. All by himself. All within the span of about two seconds.
I just stood there and went, “Yes! I will never see this again,” because a triple play happens once in a while but an unassisted triple play? It just doesn’t happen.
I was very impressed and at that point, I was a fan for life.
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Tho Náhe’ Kwah Tokèn:’en Shikatswa’tahtsheranòn:we’s
Two players from the short-lived Caughnawa Indians Baseball Team. (Courtesy: Ramona Ioronhiaa Woods)
Joe Delaronde ROKÁ:RATON
Iah thakkwé:ni’ akonhró:ri’ tó: niiohserahsé:tas kí:ken nek tsi kátke’k ne sha’té:kon niwáhsen shiiohserò:ten's. Ahsénhaton tsi tetietáhstha’ rotswà:ton ne Winston. Tsi na’tetiátere’ ne tékeni tánon' áhsen tsi tetietáhstha’ wakatswà:ton. Knights of Columbus raotinèn:rakon iákene'skwe’. Kwah tethatíhere' tánon' iah ónhka teiontatia’tohtáhrhon ne ó:ia’ kanèn:ra’, né: ki’ kén:ton tsi akwé:kon tenhonrahtáthon' tsik nón:we ki’ ónhte’.
Kwah tokèn:’en ratswa’tahtsheraienteríhne’ ne Winston ase’kén kwah nè:’e’ ratonriè:tha’ ne teiontatshenséstha’. Iah ónhka akò:ren tekheientehrhà:’on naierihwaienteríhake tsi ní:ne raónha tsi niharihwaienté:ri’ ne’ teiontatshenséstha’
Ken' nitiottè:’a’ wahatihwà:’eke’ ahsénhaton na’kaié:ra’te’ io’shatstátie’. Ia’thanéntshetste’, tahaié:na’ tánon’ iah othé:nen tehononhtonniónkwen, wahará:ta’ne' nahsénhaton nonkwá:ti sok nó:ia’ tontahatákhe’ tánon’ iahoié:na’. Akwé:kon ne áhsen nihá:ti ok énska wa’tehshakoiánia’ke’. Kwah raonhà:’ak wahakwé:ni’. Iosnore’kó:wa’ eh nahá:iere’.
Kheh ítkete’ tánon takì:ron, “Ioiánere’! Iah nonwén:ton thaonsakatkáhtho’ kí:ken,” áse’ kenh í:non teká:ron ne’ ok énska’ tekaianià:kon naiá:wen tánon raonhà:’ak wahakwé:ni’? Kwah iah eh teiá:wens.
Kwah í:ken tsi’ onkerihwarà:se’se’ tánon tho’ náhe’ kwah tokèn:’en shikatswa’tahtsheranòn:we’s.
Edited by: Melissa Stacey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Translated by: Karonhí:io Delaronde