To The Dad: Happy Father’s Day
After writing a special post to The Mom I feel it would be appropriate to drop a post for The Dad since today is Father’s Day.
The Dad was the man that introduced me to sports back when I was a very young boy. First he signed me up in a bowling league when I was 4 years old and then got me into baseball just a couple short years later. He was the one that got on me whenever I underperformed and would be the first one to tell me how proud he was whenever I had accomplished something. I owe my love for sports to The Dad - A passionate man who strived to succeed in everything he set his mind to. That kind of mentality certainly rubbed off on The Bro and myself not just on the sports side but in life.
It was The Dad that would sit me down to talk about any wrongdoings and settle everything accordingly. No matter how tough he was on his kids he made you feel like you could come to him with anything and talk with him. He commanded respect in the household and he did more than enough to earn it.
He was the one who sent me to baseball schools (Doyle Baseball and San Diego School of Baseball), and was the catalyst in molding his kids into some of the finest baseball coaches around.
To sum it up, The Dad would do some of the things The Mom would not, and vice versa.
Happy Father’s Day, The Dad.
