bbgurl,
What a truly wonderful post and thread!
Your Dad was not only an exceptional member for his contributions on this site, he was incredibly kind and generous in privately guiding and supporting individual members.
Our son was a D3 player with a vibrant goal of being drafted and getting a chance. After exchanging a few private messages, Doug responded in a really positive way. Sure enough, it happened.
Not long after our messaging, your Dad called me in my office. Stanford was playing that night but it looked like rain. Could we get together? I was speechless!
I cannot think of anyone who loved baseball and those who played it like your Dad. Pretty sure his trips to Idaho (Lewis Clark) and other Northern regions during the early (February) was one example of his devotion
One message from him always reverberated here: “MLB scouts are paid to find players who have to be drafted. If they don’t they get fired.”
Each time I watch “Trouble With the Curve,” I think it has to be about your Dad!