My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine
I never forgot the four years I spent with the Phillies, my September call-ups and my big league Spring Trainings. I never forgot that.
I was in awe every time I walked on to the field
In baseball, there's always the next day
I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college
The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played.