Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Detroit Tigers Minor League Baseball Commentary and Analysis

[powered by WordPress.]

June 11, 2008

A Different Side of Life

by @ 9:03 am. Filed under Andrew Hess, West Michigan White Caps - June 2008

I have said before that getting away from the game for a little bit is never a bad thing. Don’t get me wrong we ballplayers can be criticized for loving the game too much because of the time it takes away from family and friends. Today myself and a few of the other guys had the opportunity to see another side of life by visiting the local children’s hospital. Getting a chance to go and hang out with those kids for a few hours really helps me keep things in perspective and realize just how lucky I am. I know that it sounds cliche to say that, but you really get desensitized to the whole professional baseball lifestyle when it consumes your life for over half the year. To see kids who would give anything not just to be in my shoes, but to just feel healthy and normal is quite humbling and at the same time extremely uplifting because the majority if these kids have personalities that I wish I had. There is one guy I have to mention however, and his name is Joe. He has a rare skin condition which would make anyone I know want to give up. But not Joe, all he wanted to do was dominate everyone he met at any game and then rub it in. To quote him during a checkers game with a nurse, “A predator stalks his prey before he eats it.” I hope he doesn’t get offended if I use his checkers mentality the next time I get the ball.

One Response to “A Different Side of Life”

  1. Autnt Mary Says:

    Hey Andrew,
    I am proud of you! Sounds like we could all use a little of Joe’s tenacity! Aunt Mary

Leave a Reply

[powered by WordPress.]

Tigers Resources

  • Tigers Official Site
  • 2008 Detroit Tigers Info
  • 2008 Tigers Game Schedule
  • MLB Official Site
  • MLB Baseball Tickets
  • Minor League Blogs

    Affiliated Sites

    Tigers Minors Resources

    Prospect Lists

    internal links:

    categories:

    search blog:

    archives:

    other:

    Coast to Coast Tickets

    Buy discount tickets through CTC. We carry tickets Detroit Tigers, Lions tickets, Red Wings tickets, Michigan football tickets, cheap Pistons tickets, Michigan basketball tickets, Spartans football tickets, Michigan State basketball tickets, tickets to NBA finals, superbowl tickets, football tickets, tickets to the MLB All-Star game, US Open tickets, UFC tickets and Broadway show tickets

    Front Row USA

    Ticketbroker.com

    TicketLiquidator.com

    BetUS.com

    18 queries. 2.815 seconds