They're huge now, to me, growing up-fast. These baseball cards are Ripton and Morgan Rosen, back in the summer of 1999 - the year after we met the bigger boys in Tompkins Square. My two sons led their Brooklyn Friend's high school baseball team to the playoffs this year. Ripton was an extraordinary captain. He played first (yes, still his true position) and third bases, and sometimes catcher. Morgan played center fielder, the team's best outfielder. Ripton, 6'1" and about 230 pounds, became "House"- a team full of players cheering "H-O-U-S-E", call and response, Morgan leading it all. Last year and this, Ripton's bat led the team to the playoffs (am I a proud father?). And now, he's finished his high school classes, high school baseball is over, and he's heading to North Carolina next year for college. Oh my.