Baseball Great
“His father gave him a quick glance and, scowling, said, “Did your mother tell you? I asked her not to say anything.”
“She didn’t say anything,” Josh said. “I was just talking about it at lunch with my friends.”
“I don’t want to give it a jinx,” Josh’s dad said, “but it looks like it’s going to happen. They’re going to have someone watching practice today.”
Josh beamed at his dad and said, “That’s great. How come you don’t look happy?”
His dad smiled, fought it back, then gave up and smiled agai...n, shaking his head.
“It’s just like it’s almost too good to be true,” his dad said. “When I got let go…well, it was like something inside me died, Josh. It’s hard to explain. I played baseball my whole life. It practically was my life, and I really didn’t know if I was ever going to be happy doing anything again. Now this. It’s still baseball; not playing, but everything I know about the game still matters. I just don’t want to give it a jinx.”MoreLess
“She didn’t say anything,” Josh said. “I was just talking about it at lunch with my friends.”
“I don’t want to give it a jinx,” Josh’s dad said, “but it looks like it’s going to happen. They’re going to have someone watching practice today.”
Josh beamed at his dad and said, “That’s great. How come you don’t look happy?”
His dad smiled, fought it back, then gave up and smiled agai...n, shaking his head.
“It’s just like it’s almost too good to be true,” his dad said. “When I got let go…well, it was like something inside me died, Josh. It’s hard to explain. I played baseball my whole life. It practically was my life, and I really didn’t know if I was ever going to be happy doing anything again. Now this. It’s still baseball; not playing, but everything I know about the game still matters. I just don’t want to give it a jinx.”MoreLess
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