@preacherman20
@greasemachine
Tagged just in case…you two should be plenty proud…and only a little of that pride is baseball related…thanks for raising and help raising fine men!
Kirby Connell -- along with running mate Zander Sechrist -- power top-ranked Tennessee on and off the field.
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I spent 9 months back and forth to Levine Children's Hospital with my youngest. It is a hard thing on the kids. It is a hard thing on the parents.
These ballplayers were young boys once, not so very long ago. They had heroes. Many of those heroes swung a bat or threw a ball. The opportunity to meet those heroes would have been unforgettable.
These young men are now the heroes. They are now making the unforgettable moments.
It is a strange thing, love. It is stranger still how much a parent can love someone they have never met, never spoken to, and only know from watching them care for and about that parent's child.
I know how much I love a whole floor of men and women whose faces I have never seen (we were there during the 2020 COVID-mask era, so I never even saw a smile...).
@preacherman20 ,
@greasemachine - For those of us touched by this story, please pass along our gratitude, not just to yours, but to the whole team. I know these are commitments this team does regularly, mostly out of sight, but it makes me so proud to root for all of those memory-makers. Having the ability to bring joy in times of darkness is a skill. Being willing to bring joy in times of darkness is kindness.
I started this year wanting this team to win a title because I thought it was their time. I am ending this year wanting them to keep winning games because I am not ready for the season to end without me having the opportunity to soak in every moment of what they offer their fanbase! What a fantastic group of young men.
It is great to be.....a Tennessee Volunteer!
