Bottom of the 6th (last inning), championship game, scored tied at 6, 2 outs, full count. man on 2nd. fouled off about 5 straight pitches. fastball, low and inside - right where I like em. crack! double over the centerfielder's head - game over. hero.
first ever baseball game with Pops. fenway - sox vs. yanks.
(wrote about this before) long story short, got into a fight at school with a kid that always "picked on" me, which my parents knew about. spent the night in the principal's office with my parents - not fun. silent drive home, me scared as hell in the back seat, waiting for pops to go off on me. we get home and my dad called me into his bedroom. more silence and fright. he walks up to me, looks me dead in the eye, and says, "Next time, hit him right here", as he pointed to the bridge of his nose.