Take me out to the tattoo parlor... </sarcasm>Pasco baseball fan's tattoos tell story of America's pastimeBy Dori O'Neal, Tri-City Herald PASCO - Mike McWain of Pasco is devoted to baseball. To pay homage to the game and its iconic players of yesteryear, McWain had a field of dreams tattooed across his back, shoulders and arms.
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson is there, along with Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb.
The 39-year-old nuclear operator and union steward at Hanford admits his obsession with baseball is more about its history than the game itself.
"The first sport I ever remember watching on television was baseball," McWain said. "I was about 8 years old, and I watched the whole game, which was unusual for me. I think Pete Rose was playing."
As he grew up, his obsession escalated. He played the game and collected baseball cards through school and still has a few thousand cards stashed in boxes somewhere, he said.
But it wasn't until 1997 that McWain got his first baseball-themed tattoo. It was etched across his left shoulder and depicts the hand of God reaching through clouds holding a bat-swinging Babe Ruth in his palm.
McWain had a theme in mind to complete the scene, but 11 years passed before he caught the itch to finish the project.
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Gallery: Mike McWain's Field of Dreams http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/04/23/1911580_a1908733/gallery-mike-mcwains-field-of.html