Ben Petrick story | High School Baseball Web

James G5,000+ posts

http://espn.go.com/video/category?id=3060647

Video above is a nice piece from E:60 about former Rockie Ben Petrick. Inspirational, heartbreaking, incredible piece. Hope for the best for him and his family.

9/27/126:52 PM

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TPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003

Thank you for posting.

Bolts-Coach-PR10,000+ posts

Required viewing... Thanks for posting!

BackstopDad325,000+ posts

Wow. Pretty incredible and talk about perspective. Thanks for posting and agreed that everyone should watch this.

YoungGunDadHSBaseballWeb member since 2005

What about Adam Greenburg?

Kid gets beaned 7yrs ago in the head at his very first MLB "at bat" and knocks him completely out of baseball. And now the Marlins have signed him for a 1 day appearance.

Adam Greenburg's 2nd chance

P.S. This Ben Petrick video brought tears to my eyes. A MUST watch.

fanofgame5,000+ posts

Finally had a chance to watch this video.Life has a way of putting everything into perspective.Thanks for sharing that.

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