I also caught Jim a few times and he told me he had twelve pitches. And as we played those games I threw down every sign and today I still do not know what the differences were for each pitch because they all looked the same to me. But with this said, I also batted against Jim and was struck out on possibly the slowest pitch to possibly be thrown in a baseball game. After that I asked Jim what was the minimum speed required to throw a baseball 60 feet and 6 inches? Without hesitation he told me 36 mph.

Jim was such a good friend — back in 1998, he made room on his Falls Church Little League baseball team so that my then eight year old son Chris to play ‘Fall Ball’ when my local Dale City Little League said they no longer had a roster spot for him. Jim would do anything for anyone if you asked. And lastly, Jim played for the Prince William Reds in the 2001 Fall Classic and ended up throwing more innings than anyone on the team — we were in the 25 Division but Jim was 55 years old during that tournament.

Make those Rabbits Quack.

— Jack Holmes
Prince William Reds, 2012 DCMSBL Hall of Fame Inductee