But, the boos continued. Both are sorry, but forgiveness seems far away and unattainable. The pitcher hurls the ball toward the plate. Sheffield swings, and the crack of the bat against the ball can be clearly heard, even from this distance. Even though we are 439 feet away, the baseball clears the fence easily.
People grab for it, but the ball rolls away.
It falls down several steps and stops in front of Paul Carney. He simply bends down and picks it up. The home run proves to be the winning run in the game. Forgiveness is a wonderful thing, and the ballplayer feels a loving spirit wash over him. Carney finds Sheffield after the game, tells him who he is, and asks for the baseball to be autographed.