Dad
your knee
could be softer

Dad
sit still

Dad
I have to focus here

Honey
they aren’t on the field
just
yet

I know Dad
but they will be
so I have
to
be ready
(and she punches her mitt)

I understand

At school
Dad
you
know
I am so good
really
good
everyone
wants me
on
their
team

Yes
we saw you
hit
and
you run so fast!

Dad
did you ever
play
baseball?

I tried

Oh
well
that’s ok
as
long
as
you
tried

Here they come
boo boo!

Ok
ok
Dad
sit really still
Dad
this is it

He
didn’t want to
use
his
hand
to wipe
a tear
that started
to
roll
down
his
cheek
so turned his head
slightly
to his
wife
and
whispered
“Can you
wipe
this
tear
away?”

She was laughing
and said
“I hope
we
never
forget this moment!”

There are
over
50,000 people
at
this game today
with much at stake
but here
is
where
history
is
being
made

Kids
are
our
salvation
don’t
ever
forget
it

By the fifth
inning
she got
sleepy
and
Dad
could relax
a
little bit

I had taken
the
photo you
see
above
showed him
and asked
if
I
could
email
it
to
him
(we did not
know
each
other)

Would
you
believe
he
looked at it
and
had
another
tear
roll
down
his cheek?