When it comes down to the thrill and the skill, ballplayers and musicians have a lot in common.
Music creates a certain drama in baseball.
Rich Aurilia and Goo Goo dolls drummer Mike Malinin have formed a unique bond. Aurilia met Malinin and the other members of the rock band while he was on vacation with his wife in Maui. They began talking and revealed a mutual respect for each others' professions. It's something that you envy about people like that because they have the guts and the talent to perform up there. Finding the nerves to perform on the big stage is nothing new to Aurilia, either.