This paperweight size beautifully detailed copy of the Houston Astros’ 2017 World Series Championship Trophy arrived at our house about 2:00 PM Saturday, December 23, 2017. The sender was anonymous, but we are grateful nonetheless.
The Day Before the Night Before Christmas
An Even Now As Yet Unfolding True Story
By The Pecan Park Eagle
Twas the Day Before
The Night Before Christmas
When all through this
Ancient Creaking House
Not a creature was racing or stirring
Not even My Sweetheart, My Spouse
Our stockings both hung
By the Chimney with Cheer
In hopes that St. Nicholas
Soon enough would Be Here
But Nick wasn’t due for a couple of days
So Ma and I retired to our nap-taking ways
All safe in our bed
While visions of sugarplums
Danced in our heads
And mom in her kerchief
And I in my Series Cap,
Had just settled down
For a Saturday nap
When out on the porch
There arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bed
To check on the matter
Away to the front door
I flew like a flash
I tore back the lock – Threw open the door
In time to see FedEx – Going elsewhere to score
And then I looked down – At the box left below
It carried my name – But from whom did not show
I simply could not forestall – in seasonal bliss
Waiting two more days – knowing not whom to kiss
The content information in the box identifed the gift as a 2017 World Series Trophy Paperweight. There was no disclosure information on the name of anyone who may have arranged this shipment.
So I opened her up – hoping the secret lay there
But it didn’t show up? – Life happens
The Trophy Face
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“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” ~ Norma Desmond
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Classic line from the iconic 1950 movie, “Sunset Blvd”
The gift itself is the giver-identity giveaway
It’s about a 4” tall replica of the 2017 World Series Trophy
Which means the thoughtful giver is either one of my kind
Or one of the baseball gods who made it all happen for us
If this wonderful giver is one of my baseball brothers or sisters
It won’t ruin anything for me to know it was you who did it.
Working through the Astros, the Baseball Gods did it on 11/01/17
And who knows, maybe one of the gods alone called Amazon directly
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Astros Fans
We’ve got much to celebrate forever now
And thank you so much too, “baseball god”
Whomever you may be – like the 2017 Houston Astros
You are always in my heart
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Bill McCurdy
Principal Writer, Editor, Publisher
The Pecan Park Eagle
The Pecan Park Eagle 
December 25, 2017 at 3:53 pm |
Your miniature trophy was given in the best tradition: anonymously. Merry Christmas, Bill. Best wishes to you and your family. And let’s hope 2018 brings back-to-back World Series wins.
December 25, 2017 at 8:28 pm |
Thank you so very much, Tom-Anon, my dear friend. Had you not been so traditional, your gift may have arrived without the power of mystery that always comes with not knowing. And, especially since it landed as it did, the grounds were fertile for seasonal imaginings.
As things now stand, your appearance from the sidelines with the well chosen words you have selected still leave the door open for you avowing the nature of the gift without admitting to any personal responsibility for its launching.
Don’t do that. Allow me to continue thinking of you as the really good friend you are – and one I now may also assume to be one of those elusive baseball gods who played a hand in the recent nice evening in LA that the Astros enjoyed back on November 1, 2017.
🙂
Merry Christmas, Tom Hunter!