Living in Jamaica, N.Y., for 40 years, she retired from a textile manufacturing company and returned to Plum Branch in 1998. The family is at the home. The Lander pitching coach and his wife spent extended periods of time at the hospital with both of their sons, Nolan and Clifton, when the boys were young. This give these guys a look at what the real world is like. I told them the other day that pressure is not the bases loaded, two outs, up by one and having to make the pitch to win the game.
Pressure is parents figuring out how to pay the doctor bill for a sick child or children.
The pitchers talked with the youngsters about things they enjoyed doing, what their favorite food and sports are, and even watched part of a movie with Boling. There's not a whole lot to do in the hospital, so if we can be a bright light in some way, then it is worthwhile. We're in school or on the baseball field most of the time, but this makes you realize there is more to life than just those things. I mean, once you're out of school there is a whole new world out there waiting for you. For Foutz, the only married member of the Senators' pitching staff, Thursday's visit was a small precursor to becoming a father for the first time in about two months.