Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
The 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers are Country Strong or shall I come back to earth and call the following article, Pima County Strong.
The TOTS roster is filled with men who never played baseball for a living...and still don't. I may add.
Some fifty members remain active with the 2018 Tucson Old Timers and on "game day" you can count on close to 25 showing up regularly at Udall Park on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday to play senior baseball.
The 70 year olds, the 80 year olds...and one member who is 93, no longer work for a living, but some of the 60-somethings still earn a paycheck. Everyone of the players on the TOTS have spent decades out in "the work force." Their credentials, their resumes and their backgrounds in their respective professions are impressive.
Take for instance this trio: Dr. John Miaiaszek, a retired Superior Court Judge by the name of Chuck Sabalos and the youngster of the group, a Tucson lawyer and a public defender by the name of Reed Palmer -- the most active of the trio who just happens to hold the organization's single-season home record.
Miaiaszek, 69, attended medical school and completed his residency at the University of Arizona. Dr. Miaiaszek is Director of Outpatient Services and the Medical Director of Outpatient Clinic for Banner - UMC Main.
He is highly involved in psychotherapy training with the residents. His interests are in outpatient psychotherapy and psychopharmacology and psychiatry.
Sabalos, 68, turned in his gavel a couple of years back after a "lifetime" as a Superior Court Judge in Pima County, while Palmer, 62, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, spent many years as a public defender in the City of Tucson.
Miaiaszek was born in London, England and has been a member of the TOTS since 2011, Sabalos was born in New York and has been a member of the TOTS since 2010, while Palmer is in his third season with the Tucson Old Timers.
Photos: The Doctor, the Judge and the Public Defender.
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