But my father had gotten a job as a hospital administrator in Columbus the year before and spent that year traveling back and forth, which was hard on him and not fun for the family.

I wish it could have been by an Indians player though, but it was still cool. It seemed like it was never going to land, but my uncle said people hit even further home runs than that sometimes.

 I am nervous and a little scared about it but mostly I am excited.

However, today—and specifically over the past several years—this glorified image has been tainted due to things like poor judgment, cheating, steroids, scandals, odd story lines escapades, both on...