Months at Reno hospital: Young man with autism has nowhere else to go
"I don’t want other families to go through this," CJ's mother says. "It's too hard. It just shouldn't be like this.”
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"I don’t want other families to go through this," CJ's mother says. "It's too hard. It just shouldn't be like this.”
skindberg@post-journal.com Taped to a wall in the bedroom of George Barone’s West Ellicott apartment — next to plaques and other mementos commemorating a lifetime of coaching youth baseball — is a handwritten note, dated a little more than two years ago. “Thanks so much for your Christmas card. I had a great time playing for you and my awesome teammates. Enjoy 2019.” The missive is signed by Dayton Moore. Moore is now the general manager of the Kansas City Royals, but a piece of his heart apparently still remains on the diamonds in Lakewood where he was mentored by Barone decades ag...