Rootie also had an extender on his baseball glove (which he wore constantly). It was one of those doodads that accordioned out to catch baseballs or whatever else came anywhere near him.

Now for a moment of revelation.

I'll bet that nearly everyone thinks that the "C", as in Allan C., is an abbreviation of my last name. Not so. It stands for a name I share with a very early kid's TV show character. My initials are A.C.C..