Ted Wilson: 'Fans were stunned to learn last week that the Salt Lake Bees in 2025 will buzz on south and west to a new stadium in South Jordan’s Daybreak community. But I go back to a much simpler time.'
Baseball legend Hank Aaron is seen at bat during an exhibition game against the Salt Lake Bees at Derks Field in 1964.It’s now known as Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City, but not for much longer. Fans were stunned to learn last week that the Salt Lake Bees in 2025 will buzz on south and west to a new stadium in South Jordan’s Daybreak community. But I go back to a much simpler time, and while progress certainly happens, my heart still beats for Derks Field.
Out in center field was an enormous American flag flying and framed by the magnificent mountains. At Derks, the game itself was a casual distraction to the majestic scenery and the chats with friends and family. Let’s hear it for boring baseball. It is a social game and a good excuse to talk or philosophize.
My eyes clicked to the left to the Wilson box behind the dugout. Though my parents had died years before, there was my dad, my mom and my little brother Larry. Somehow mom and dad had crossed the veil to come to the game to see me in my Andy Warhol less-than-15 minutes of baseball fame. My dad had a huge grin on his face. Mom just smiled beautifully.
They ranted about the pitch the next day on sports radio and The Tribune ran a small box in the paper saying the “Wilson mayorship can be questioned but not his pitch!” For days, I strolled about town with a grin.
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